The Board of Land and Natural Resources

Notice of Contested Case Hearing

For Contested Case HA-06-01 Regarding
Conservation District Use Application
(CDUA) HA-3250
Commercial Use of Hand Quarried Ash

The Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR), State of Hawaii, will conduct a hearing for Contested Case HA-06-01, at Hilo, Hawaii. The hearing will be held pursuant to Chapters 91 and 183C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and Chapters 13-1 and 13-5, Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR). The BLNR has appointed a Hearing Officer to conduct the contested case hearing, which will commence with a hearing on standing and a pre-hearing conference at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2006, at the Hilo State Building, Conference Room B, 75 Aupuni St., Hilo, island of Hawaii.

Any person wishing to participate in the hearing as an intervening party must file a written application in conformance with Section 13-1-31, HAR, as amended, explaining briefly how he or she has a specific legal interest different from the general public and how this interest could be affected by the proposed action. The Hearing Officer will then grant or deny the application to intervene. At the hearing, only persons admitted as parties to the proceedings may actually participate.

Any party may retain counsel if desired. An individual may appear on his or her own behalf, or a member of a partnership may represent the partnership, or an officer or authorized employee of a corporation or trust or association may represent the corporation, trust or association. All parties shall be afforded the opportunity to present and cross-examine evidence and witnesses and make arguments on issues before the BLNR.

Written applications to intervene must be received no later than 4:30 p.m., Monday, July 10, 2006, at the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands, Room 131, 1151 Punchbowl Street. Honolulu (or P.O. Box 621, Honolulu, Hawaii 96809). Application forms are available at the Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands, on-line at www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/occl or will be sent upon request. Please call 587-0382 for application forms or for further information.

Disabled individuals planning to attend the hearing are asked to contact the DLNR at the above address or phone Tiger Mills at (808) 587-0382 at least three days in advance of the hearing to indicate if they have special needs which require accommodation.

PETER T. YOUNG, CHAIRPERSON
BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES

DATED: JUNE 22, 2006
(SB05523645 6/30/06)