Nani Mau Gardens: Half a Century Of Special Permit Amendments

Nani Mau Gardens: Half a Century Of Special Permit Amendments

In October 1973, the state Land Use Commission approved a special permit allowing for a commercial arboretum on about 23 acres of land in the state Agricultural District in the Panaewa area about three miles south of Hilo, on the eastern coast of Hawaiʻi Island. More than 50 years later, the LUC is questioning the extent to which the series…