Real Estate and Construction Law Blog has an interesting post on the estimated value of a beach, projected to be lost after the construction of a sea wall in Monterey Bay.

The case, Ocean Harbor House v. California Coastal Commission (opinion here), involves a condominum project seeking a permit from the Commission to build a…

Further to the discussion of the shoreline controversy with the State of Hawaii and the oceanfront landowners in Kahala.  The Star Bulletin wrote an editorial which my partner Robert Thomas comprehensively analyzed at his blog at: www.inversecondemnation.com. 

I commented on the newspaper story here.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources is pressing Kahala oceanfront landowners on the vegetation growing onto the beach from their lots.  There is a brewing conflict between landowners who use naupaka to stabilize their property from the ocean and lateral beach access for the public.  The State owns the beach and so the vegetation…

Shoreline construction and land use will be the topic of an upcoming seminar entitled, "Coastal Engineering and Land Use Issues in Hawaii".  The date is August 14, 2008.  I will specifically present materials and information on construction in the shoreline area.

The seminar reservation information is available here.

Let me know if you can attend…