Posted 08/22/2011 The Public Land Development Corporation, established by Act 55 of the 2011 Legislature, had to cancel its first scheduled meeting because it did not comply with the state’s Sunshine Law. The meeting was set for August 22 at … Continued
Posted 08/01/2011 In our August “Board Talk” column, we reported that coral disease expert Greta Aeby was finally, after years of exile, going to resume her research in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). But just before the research vessel … Continued
Posted 07/21/2011 The Forest Stewardship Advisory Committee will be meeting September 2, despite protests by Environment Hawai’i that inadequate public notice had been made. Notice of the meeting was given to the Lieutenant Governor’s office, but was not sent to … Continued
Posted 06/30/2011 Since 2008, Malama O Puna and its partners have been working to clear mangroves from the Big Island, in hopes that eventually the entire island can be mangrove-free. According to Ann Kobsa, the group’s invasive species coordinator, the project … Continued
Posted 06/08/2011 One of the world’s worst weeds has found a home on O`ahu’s north shore. Early this year, the O`ahu Army Natural Resources Program found Chromolaena odorata (also known as Siam weed or devil weed) in the Kahuku Training Area. … Continued
Posted 05/27/2011 The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is now confirming that axis deer are present on the island of Hawai`i. (We first reported on this in our April 2011 issue.) DLNR administrator William Aila was quoted as saying … Continued
Posted 5/24/2011 Because members could not agree on proposed amendments to the Wai`anae Sustainable Communities Plan, the Honolulu Planning Commission decided on May 16 to forward a draft plan, prepared by the city Department of Planning and Permitting, to the … Continued
Posted 05/02/2011 At last month’s Honolulu Planning Commission meeting at Kapolei Hale, a handful of West O`ahu farmers tried to dispel the notion that the 96 acres in Nanakuli proposed for development of a light industrial park are … Continued
(Posted 2/4/11) Last September, the Board of Land and Natural Resources approved adding about 6,600 acres around the old Kulani prison, near Hilo, to the Pu`u Maka`ala Natural Area Reserve. As with all reserves, the Legislature has authority to disapprove … Continued
Posted 12/01/2010 “So, I’m a little perplexed,” said Donna Mercado Kim, chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means after a lengthy interrogation of Karen Seddon, head of the Hawai`i Housing Finance and Development Corporation over terms of the agency’s … Continued