A state appeals court has upheld the ejection of Abel Simeona Lui from Kawa Bay.

Lui and several of his supporters were evicted from land owned by the Edmund C. Olson Trust in October so the county could begin an archaeological survey.

The eviction came after years of efforts to get Lui to live elsewhere were unsuccessful, and more than a year after a Ka‘u district court judge ordered the ejectment of Lui from the land.

Both the Olson trust and Lui claim ownership of the land, but in July 2011 the court sided with the Olson trust, which bought the land from Thomas Okuna in 2005. Read the full story.

And here’s the latest in other neighbor isle gov’t and politics:

Scientists complete 3rd trip in 3 months to study Kauai coral disease

Woman may have been oldest Mauian

Hilo charter school vendor goes before ethics panel

FBI raids Kailua-Kona gambling operation

Lahaina to host high-end retailers

State to end HI-5 subsidy for counties

Kauai Council encourages testing for hepatitis B

Big Island Carbon files for bankruptcy

“Descendants” author part of Kapalua conference

New Hawaii Council to be sworn in Monday

Maui Planning panel OKs final assessment for heavy industrial

Kona man charged with offenses related to robbery at Alii Sunset Plaza

Reef at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge courtesy USFWS Pacific.