""I think there's a general sense of the community that enough is enough and we need to protect what we love, and we love this place,""
""It's terrible,""
""It's really sad, and especially for our endangered Native Hawaiian bees, which two of those species have been found on site, where the development is slated.""
A proposed 375-room hotel would be built on about 50 acres between Kawela Bay and Kuilima Point next to the Ritz-Carlton Oahu, Turtle Bay, and would include a fitness center, spa, retail shops and restaurants. Local residents and environmental organizations have filed a lawsuit challenging the City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting determination that no additional environmental review is required. Plaintiffs argue environmental conditions have changed since the 2013 review, citing the 2016 endangered listing of Hawaiian yellow-faced bees, Laysan albatross breeding in the area, and endangered Hawaiian monk seals resting and pupping there.
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