Kauai
On the Garden Island of Kauai, environmental and cultural concerns have slowed some proposed hotel transformations.
EBay founder Pierre Omidyar is facing opposition for his plans to build a resort and ridge-top homes in Hanalei, on a 63-acre site that includes the overgrown ruins of the former beachfront Club Med and Hanalei Plantation Hotel.
New environmental protections for a gem on the island's south side, however, seem to have unanimous approval. Lawai Kai includes a beach popular with nesting green sea turtles and resting Hawaiian monk seals, a beachfront hill traditionally used as a lookout and other archaeological sites, and Allerton Garden, part of the National Tropical Botanical Garden.
In June, the area became a "special subzone" of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, preserving its natural beauty for residents and visitors.
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