For the second time, Congress has decided to compensate bottomfish and lobster fishers for financial losses associated with federal regulations that limit commercial fishing opportunities in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. In January, President George Bush signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, … Continued
In partial response to a Freedom-of-Information-Act request by Environment Hawai`i filed last November, the National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Regional Office in March delivered 254 pages of records relating to Western Pacific Fishery Management Council activities. This is the … Continued
Honolulu doesn’t even make the list of the nation’s top 10 ports when it comes to the volume of fish landed, but the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council leads the way when it comes to dollars hauled in. According to … Continued
What can beekeepers do, short of closing shop, if varroa mites infest their hives? While miticides effectively kill the mites, the trouble and costs involved in controlling the pests may be too much to bear. According to state Plant Pest … Continued
Depending on your point of view, the dispute over the diversion of streams in East Maui either took a nasty turn last July or a turn for the better. According to a report of a state employee, people associated with … Continued
In the coming months, the Public Utilities Commission will begin holding hearings on whether to grant the Wailuku Water Company’s new subsidiary, Wailuku Water Distribution Company, a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN). Such certificates are required of utilities … Continued
Is the fifth time the charm? That is the question that the board of directors of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority should be asking of NELHA administrator Ron Baird when it comes to efforts to repair seawater pipelines … Continued
Backtracking: In 2006, the Board of Land and Natural Resources, bowing to pressure from the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority, lifted the requirement that subleases for NELHA tenants be approved by the Land Board or its chair. NELHA administrator … Continued
What’s one or two more dead Pacific loggerhead or leatherback sea turtles a year going to mean for the survival of those species? According to the federal Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, probably nothing. Conservationists, on the other hand, believe … Continued
Order Barring Mauna Kea Development Prompts UH to Draft Management Plan In August 2006, Third Circuit Judge Glenn Hara reversed the state Board of Land and Natural Resources’ 2004 decision to grant a Conservation District Use Permit to the University … Continued