In December, Environment Hawai`i published the letter of Sheryl Nicholson to Keith Ahue, in which Nicholson, attorney for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, described her encounter with Land Board member Libert Landgraf. Below we reprint, in its entirety, Landgraf’s affidavit, … Continued
Marion Higa, state auditor, has unleashed her staff on the Office of Space Industry. Its findings were released in January, along with the findings of a more general audit of the contracting programs of other programs of the Department of … Continued
In December 1994, Annette Niles was convicted on 23 counts of cruelty to animals. Niles is manager of the Perreira Ranch, which operates on 4,800 acres of state-owned land at Ma`alaea, Maui. Her sentencing was scheduled for January 26, 1995. … Continued
Federal, State Endangered Species Rules Are Up for Public Comment Through February The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service have announced that they are seeking public comments on draft guidelines “designed to ensure consistency in … Continued
David Helvarg, The War Against the Greens: The “Wise-Use” Movement, the New Right, and Anti-Environmental Violence. Sierra Club Books: San Francisco, 1994. 512 pages. $25.00 (cloth). In recent years, dozens of high-profile environmental activists across the country have been the … Continued
How clean is the water in Mamala Bay? That was the sixty-four — make that the nine million — dollar question posed to three respected scientists as a result of the City and County of Honolulu settling a lawsuit brought … Continued
How polluted is the Ala Wai Canal? According to one study published by the Mamala Bay Study Commission (MB-3), during an eight-hour storm in January 1995, the Ala Wai loaded as many enterococci bacteria into the bay as were discharged … Continued
Board Defers Action on Replacement Of Pipeline, Dam by Moloka`i Ranch In December 1994, several residents of Moloka`i complained to the Department of Land and Natural Resources that Moloka`i Ranch had done unauthorized work in the Conservation District. Specifically, the … Continued
A recent report by the U.S. General Accounting Office to Congress suggests that the Kaua`i launches of Strategic Target System (STARS) missiles may face dramatic reductions from what had been planned for the program. The first launch of a STARS … Continued