Johnston Island lies about 800 miles southwest of Hawai’i. As a geologic feature, the islet is but a speck of coral that has been artificially expanded by United States military forces to 625 acres, nearly 15 times its original 42-acre … Continued
On August 1 and 15, 1996, the state of Hawai`i came into possession of three electric vehicles it had commissioned from a Big Island manufacturer. The cars arrived some two years after delivery dates specified in the original contract – … Continued
The state Commission on Water Resource Management has deferred action on several after-the-fact applications for work in three streams near Papa`ikou, South Hilo. The deferral gives the commission staff time to evaluate a petition for a contested-case hearing on the … Continued
Over the last two years, the Board of Land and Natural Resources has had several meetings where people from Moloka`i have spoken bitterly about Moloka`i Ranch’s refusal to allow public access to shoreline areas favored for fishing and recreational use. … Continued
Acoustic Thermometry Project Off Kaua`i Receives Conservation Permit from Land Board The Scripps Institution of Oceanography has received the clearance it needed from the Board of Land and Natural Resources to move forward with experiments designed to measure possible changes … Continued
In August, the Commission on Water Resource Management decided against designating the ‘Iao aquifer on Maui as a water management area. The decision, taken at the commission’s August 13 meeting in Kahului was made on a five-to-one vote, with Department … Continued
The staff report prepared for the Water Commission’s August 13 meeting contains a good, readable synopsis of the problems facing ‘Iao aquifer. Here we reprint several key sections of that report: Duty to Protect On May 13, 1997, the commission … Continued
Since 1990, the Maui County Department of Water Supply has been counting on wells in the Ha’iku aquifer system to provide as much as 24 million gallons a day of water. The water would not be used to serve residents … Continued
Land Board Reverses Action To Cancel Ke’ehi Marine Lease The controversial lease of state land to Ke’ehi Marine, Inc., is still in effect, despite action of the Board of Land and Natural Resources to cancel it last April. Readers of … Continued
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has placed public hunting at the top of its list of tools to eradicate feral pigs within the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, on the eastern slopes of the Big Island’s Mauna Kea. However, … Continued