The Office of Information Practices has a take on the Sunshine Law that is at variance with that of the Attorney General, OIP head Les Kondo has acknowledged – one that favors closed meetings over open ones. Disclosure of the … Continued
Where does jeopardy lie? That’s the question that the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is trying to answer as it deals with the demands of Honolulu-based longline fishers to lift restrictions intended to reduce the number of endangered sea … Continued
The fate of the state’s first Natural Area Reserve may be to cease being one. “‘Ahihi-Kina’u has restricted park use written all over it,” said Dan Davidson at the Natural Area Reserve System Commission’s June 6 meeting. Davidson is deputy … Continued
The bill is finally coming due. After years of free-wheeling application of pesticides and fertilizers by agricultural businesses and the profligate consumption of water by consumers, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) and its ratepayers are facing a multi-million … Continued
Ferns, Fungi, and Frightening Things Daniel D. Palmer. Hawai`i’s Ferns and Fern Allies. University of Hawai`i Press: 2003. 324 pages (including index). $60.00 cloth. How do you tell an Australian tree fern (aggressive invader) from one of Hawai`i’s natives? To … Continued
On a mild, sunny Saturday morning last month, a young Kailua Bay Advisory Council staffer and his intern, Kia Weaver, set up shop in a small, breezy room at the YWCA’s Camp Kokokahi on the edge of Kane’ohe Bay. Preparing … Continued
Last month, human cases of West Nile Virus in the United States increased sixteen fold in three weeks, soaring to 715 cases by August 21 from 44 cases at the end of July. According to the federal Centers for Disease … Continued
The Environmental Protection Agency has put together a list of things individuals can do to reduce their contributions to nonpoint source pollution. Here are a few tips for personal action. Household Chemicals Many household chemicals are toxic. Select less toxic … Continued
What is nonpoint source pollution? Rain falls, moves over rocks and streets and fields or sinks into the earth. Depending on its path, it might pick up pathogens from pig or rat dung from high in the forest. Or it … Continued
Each year, the Hawai’i Conservation Alliance (formerly known as the Secretariat for Conservation Biology) brings together hundreds of researchers, land managers, agency officials, students, and others with an interest or stake in the preservation of Hawai’i’s natural resources. This year’s … Continued