29 Oct 2014

Editorial

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After 85 Years, An EIS For Hamakua Ditch In 1910, the world was the Western man’s oyster. Anything technologically conceivable was held to be possible. And if something could be conceived of, it not only could be done, but probably … Continued

29 Oct 2014

Editorial

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Sea turtles Need Help; Can Fishery Council Give It? When hundreds of thousands of dolphins were trapped annually in tuna seines a decade ago, outraged citizens across the country mobilized to reduce the number of dolphins that could be “taken.” … Continued

29 Oct 2014

Editorial

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In a Hostage Economy, Who Calls the Shots? In a Hostage Economy Who Calls the Shots? Can the Lana’i Company be trusted? More than any question about water usage, shoreline access, or other agreements the company has made in return … Continued

29 Oct 2014

Editorial

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How to End the Great Kihei Give-away On its face, it seems like a good idea. Private landowners maintain state-owned ceded land that the public can use for a park. In return for their trouble of landscaping and providing liability … Continued

29 Oct 2014

Editorial

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Curbs Are Needed to Save the Fish Mining the Sea: Curbs Are Needed to Save the Fish The delectable onaga, the delicate opakapaka: For good reason, these fish are among the most prized of Hawai’i’s catch. And for the same … Continued

29 Oct 2014

Editorial

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Waiahole Tunnel: A Drain on Windward Resources For 80 years, the streams of windward O`ahu have been diminished by the water that has been diverted to leeward O`ahu via the Waiahole ditch. In a chain reaction that probably has not … Continued

29 Oct 2014

Editorial

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Raising the Curtain on the Spaceport Follies Something is terribly wrong with the state’s plans to develop a spaceport. No, let us restate that: Many things are terribly wrong with these plans. As our July issue indicated, the bureaucratic framework … Continued

29 Oct 2014

Editorial

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The Wall at Sugar Cove: How Could It Be Built? All things considered, the state Coastal Zone Management Act is about as good as laws get. It provides for tripartite management among the federal, state, and county governments – of … Continued

29 Oct 2014

Editorial

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Beam Us Up, Scotty: There’s No Intelligent Life Here A hidden agenda? Many people who oppose the notion that a spaceport should be built in Ka’u have claimed that there is a “hidden agenda” in the state’s undying efforts to … Continued