“There are places he’s gone to in this last exploration that I will never send him to again…A lot of people here do a lot of really good work, but Mohsen, for state pay, he risks his life for plants … Continued
Gate-gate I: Recently, access over land controlled by the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority (NELHA) has become a cause celèbre. In July, NELHA director Ron Baird announced that at the end of the month, he would be closing the … Continued
Recently, it seems as though there’s a boom market in books about endangered species that have gone or are well on their way to extinction. And Hawai`i, unfortunately, offers no shortage of candidate subjects. Two years ago, there was Mark … Continued
“This is not a cheerful talk, but it’s based on the best science available,” coral reef expert John “Charlie” Veron told the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council at its June meeting in Honolulu. And while Veron’s talk stuck out like … Continued
How close is too close to quasi-extinction? It’s a subjective question, Melissa Snover told the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council at its June meeting. But in light of the council’s recent recommendation to lift the effort limits on Hawai`i’s shallow-set … Continued
A wrong date that appeared in the printed version has been corrected. O`ahu Men Are Fined $3,050 Each For Raiding Maui Stones for Imu On July 11, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources fined Hawai`i Superferry passengers Charlie … Continued
Tradewinds Moves Forward: The company that has been holding for years the right to harvest trees from the state’s Waiakea Forest Reserve, near Hilo, has taken a step forward. The company, Tradewinds LLC, has signed an agreement with the Big … Continued
Tuna Little, Tuna Late? At last month’s meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission in Guam, the central issue on the table was how to conserve bigeye and yellowfin tuna stocks. And according to Paul Dalzell, senior scientist … Continued
For two days early last October, the Kohala Center, a sustainability think tank, sponsored what it called a food security summit at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa. At times, though, it seemed more like an old-fashioned revival meeting. … Continued