“Our hope is that this settlement served as notice to other developers about the importance of complying with these laws from the beginning of a project.”

Developer to pay nearly $8 million in fines, environmental projects

In developing his luxury subdivision on the north shore of Kaua‘i, retired auto dealer Jimmy Pflueger failed to implement erosion and storm water control measures required under both the federal Clean Water Act and Hawai‘i’s water pollution laws. The resulting uncontrolled runoff sent rivers of muck and debris washing into the Pacific, smothering the reef…

Irrisponsible development threatens traditional practices