September 16, 1992: Across the country, newspapers carry reports of a hearing on Capitol Hill into the Justice Department’s failure to press criminal charges against six companies identified by congressional staffers as among the most flagrant polluters in the nation. … Continued
As the Public Is Poisoned, State Casts its Lot with Polluter Will they get away with it? “They” are Hawaiian Western Steel and Campbell Estate. “It” is the indisputable record of crimes against the environment and the public compiled during … Continued
On September 9, 1992, Representative John Dingell of Michigan, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations, issued a memorandum to members of his subcommittee. The memo had been prepared by his staff, … Continued
The missile launches that require evacuation of surrounding state-owned land will occur at an area known as the Kaua`i Test Facility, which is at the northern end of the Pacific Missile Range Facility, just inland of the famous Barking Sands … Continued
Most of the land on which the Kaua`i Test Facility sits is part of the larger Pacific Missile Range Facility, operated by the U.S. Navy. The land is ceded land, which was turned over to the military for its use … Continued
Should STARS drop out of the picture, the Kaua`i Test Facility would still have plenty of people lined up at its door wanting to launch rockets. Leading the pack, in fact, is Hawai`i’s own Office of Space Industry. For years, … Continued
Kaua’i Landfill Expansion Is Finally Approved by BLNR When Hurricane ‘Iniki hit Kaua’i last September, it generated in one day the amount of refuse that ordinarily the county would take four years to accumulate. Had the county’s planned expansion of … Continued
Last fall marked a milestone for Kaloko Honokohau National Historical Park. Almost 20 years after a national park on the site was first proposed, and nearly 15 years after Congress passed enabling legislation, the parks Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact … Continued
Nansay Hawai’i, Inc., the Hawai’i arm of a Japanese corporation, plans to build a three hotel resort on the land of Kohanaiki, to the immediate north of Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park. Inside the 300-foot-wide coastal strip that lies within the … Continued