TMT Work to Resume Says Ige!

[Aaron S]

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Originally posted by opihikao

Now, I'm going to wait for the Supreme Court to rule within the 60 day window that was supposedly the norm. We are within that time frame.

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I don't know where you get your 60 day time frame for a decision from, but its my understanding there is no set timeframe for them to issue a decision. For example, the Court hasn't issued a decision regarding the KILAKILA `O HALEAKALÂ appeal yet. The oral arguments for that case were held on April 2015.

I hope they issue a decision soon regarding the TMT CDUP appeal though. There needs to be some sort of closure if the project's permitting is upheld, or isn't. The worst case scenario is if the Court remands it back to the BLNR.

If the latter happens, I wouldn't be surprised the TMT Corp. decides to pull up their stakes and scuttle the project. It took over 2 years before the BLNR issued the conservation district use permit. I don't think have the will to go through the process again, especially since any new decisions by the BLNR can be appealed.

It was conditionally approved pending the outcome of the contested case hearing in mid-2011. The hearing officer conducted the contested case hearing in late-2011 and spent almost a year analyzing the evidence and issuing a tenative decision. The opponents had every opportunity to contest the hearing officer's deision. However, the BLNR sided with the hearing officer and approved the CDUP in mid-2013.