On Maui, owners of a cattle ranch on some 4,800 acres of state land stood trial in December on charges of cruelty to animals. Just one water trough (an old bathtub), filled manually from time to time, existed on the … Continued
We reprint in full the report of Elizabeth L. Lyons, D.V.M., M.S., of her inspection of a part of the Ma`alaea ranch in September 1993. On 18 September 1993, I accompanied staff from the Maui Humane Society, the Maui County … Continued
A mediated settlement has been reached over what to do in the short term about Waiahole Ditch water that has been emptied into gulches on the leeward side of O`ahu. O`ahu Sugar Company’s practice of wasting the water — 14 … Continued
In October 1971, John Lynwood Zeller acquired a small (5,400 square feet, more or less) parcel along Kane`ohe Bay, just north of the Hygienic Store. Less than four years later, the state Comptroller, under whose jurisdiction falls the office of … Continued
Department of Health Flip-Flops On Removal of Moloka`i Fishpond Wall Nearly two years ago, Environment Hawai`i reported on the construction of a 14-foot-wide rock wall into the ocean near Kainalu, Moloka`i. (See “[url=/members_archives/archives_more.php?id=1157_0_31_0_C]Corps of Engineers Nears Decision on Controversial Moloka`i … Continued
In June and August of 1981, the state and the federal government, respectively, signed off on an environmental impact statement cover–ing the Haleiwa bypass road. The two-lane highway would run south and east of Haleiwa town, extending from Weed Junction, … Continued
Eight hundred feet above sea level, deep in the Makaleha mountain range of eastern Kaua`i, three springs release a steady flow of pure, cold water to an unnamed tributary of Makaleha Stream. The springs provide habitat to one of just … Continued
The following essay is an excerpt from William S. Devick, “Environmental Impact Assessment. DJ Job Progress Report F-15-T-18,” State of Hawai`i, Division of Aquatic Resources (1994). The emphasis on ‘threatened’ or ‘endangered’ species in environmental assessments or surveys continued to … Continued
The federal Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, a branch of the Department of Commerce, recently concluded an evaluation of the state’s Coastal Zone Management Program. The program, overseen by the Office of State Planning within the governor’s office, … Continued