Here’s a primer on the Bridge Aina Lea case on the Big Island, written by attorney Paul Schwind and published in the Hawaii Free Press.

The case has created much buzz among developers and land use attorneys for its potential statewide implications if the attorney general’s office appeals the recent decision by a Big Island judge. 

Last week’s ruling, reversed a move by the state to revert a 1,060 acre parcel of land from urban to agricultural — a ruling that infuriated developers because it effectively halted their development plans and jeopardized tens of millions of dollars that had been invested in the property.