The Office of Information Practices has a take on the Sunshine Law that is at variance with that of the Attorney General, OIP head Les Kondo has acknowledged – one that favors closed meetings over open ones. Disclosure of the … Continued
Chytridiomycosis. Bill Kenoi, a member of the Coqui Frog Working Group and administrative assistant to Big Island Mayor Harry Kim, stumbles over the word as he introduces Richard Speare, a professor from James Cook University in Queensland, Australia. But when … Continued
Kim Tavares of the state Department of Agriculture has tips for homeowners who want to rid themselves of a handful of noisy coqui. “Take your Ziploc bag and flashlight,” she says. “Start even before it gets dark if the frog … Continued
Daniel Pauly and Jay Maclean. In a Perfect Ocean: The State of Fisheries and Ecosystems in the North Atlantic Ocean. Island Press: 2003. 175 pages (including index). $50.00 cloth; $25.00 paper. To many involved in fisheries manage-ment, the North Atlantic … Continued
‘Ua’u Lahi, a boy living in Wainiha Valley, refused all food except the flesh of birds, but as most birds were small it was a problem to know how to satisfy his hunger, so he and his uncle repaired to … Continued
Daniel Pauly has shaken to its very core the science of fisheries management. The New York Times has written that critics frequently lump him with two other “doomsayers” – Paul Ehrlich and Peter Vitousek – who form the “Peter Paul … Continued
1. The Problem The scene: Hilo High School auditorium. The date: an evening in early May. The occasion: After months of rehearsals, students from Hilo and Waiakea high schools perform their hearts out in “Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical.” Throughout … Continued