Deep in the ground, thousands of feet below the Earth’s surface, geothermal fluids pose no threat to human health or the environment. Raise them to the surface, though, and shielding the public from their toxic qualities becomes a problem. To … Continued
Puna Geothermal Venture, developer of the geothermal plant at Pohoiki, in the Big Island district of Puna, is a partnership made up of OESI Power Corporation and Constellation Investment, Inc., a subsidiary of Baltimore Gas & Electric Company. OESI (formerly … Continued
Waikane Valley, on O`ahu’s Windward Coast, is of historical, cultural, and religious significance. Its taro lo`i (terraces) have earned it a place on the National Register of Historic Sites. Ancient Hawaiians erected a heiau in the valley. To this day, … Continued
The Kamaka family land in the back of Waikane Valley is not the first military site left littered with unexploded ordnance. Nor, surely, will it be the last. For almost a century and especially in the last fifty years – … Continued
Teaching Camels to Fly: Can The Pentagon Win This War? Seth Shulman, The Threat at Home: Confronting the Toxic Legacy of the U.S. Military. Beacon Press: Boston, 1992. 253 plus xv pages. $23.00. November 1987. At the Rayburn House Office … Continued
Hundreds of thousands of acres in Hawai’i have been, at one time or another, under the control of the armed forces in Hawai’i. That much is known. What is not so well known is what the military has done with … Continued
Debate Flares Anew as State Releases EIS for Maui Airport The state Department of Transportation has released its final environmental impact statement on its proposal to expand the Maui airport runway to 9,600 feet (from the existing 7,000) and build … Continued
At present, there is a spectacular unobstructed view of the shoreline from Kewalo Basin to Diamond Head, including a complete profile of Diamond Head from the parcel. The restaurant facility would obstruct this view. – John Whalen, Honolulu Department of … Continued
Hawai`i is a state abundant in laws intended to guarantee public rights that in other states have been eroded by private development. On the books, therefore, are statutes enshrining the public’s right to coastal access and reserving to the public … Continued
The efforts of Nevada casino owner Ralph Engelstad and his wife, Betty, to build the home of their dreams in Lanikai have been chronicled in several past issues of Environment Hawai`i. Most recently, their house plans have been brought before … Continued