Board Talk
Ka‘u Community Nears Its Goal To Add Waiohonu To Forest Reserve “I’ve never seen a proposal so rich with prom ise as this one,” said Susan Marinelli, a Hawai‘i resident who has been doing conser vation work for 21 years. … Continued
New & Noteworthy
Escargot, Anyone? Add another species to Hawai`i’s list of strange wee beasties. Researchers at the University of Hawai`i have discovered on Maui a native caterpillar that dines exclusively on native snails. Daniel Rubinoff and William P. Haines, both of the … Continued
Board Talk
Ka‘u Community Nears Its Goal To Add Waiohonu To Forest Reserve “I’ve never seen a proposal so rich with prom ise as this one,” said Susan Marinelli, a Hawai‘i resident who has been doing conser vation work for 21 years. … Continued
Hawai‘i Conservation Conference, Part II: Islet Restoration in Hawai‘i, Marianas
Hawai‘i’s many offshore islets may be eye candy to visitors and residents alike. But, as Chris Swenson of the Fish and Wildlife Service noted during last summer’s Hawai‘i Conservation Conference at the Convention Center in Waikiki, they are also ecologically … Continued
STRANGERS IN PARADISE*
Author of Coqui Report Underscores Ecological Risks of Invading Frogs “Study says coqui isn’t ecological scourge,” read the headline in the Honolulu Advertiser on August 28. The article, by former Advertiser reporter Timothy Hurley, discussed a report on the coqui … Continued
Agencies Will Lobby Legislature for Funds To Plug Geothermal Well
Campbell Estate’s geothermal well in Wao Kele O Puna – KA1-1 – penetrates 7,000 feet deep into the flanks of Kilauea volcano. Drilled more than a decade ago, the well has a life of 20 to 30 years, after which … Continued
Hawaiian, State Agencies Race to Reclaim Wao Kele O Puna from Campbell Estate
Last winter, Joshua Stanbro, Hawai‘i project manager for the non-profit Trust for Public Land, had a strong hunch that federal funds available through the Forest Legacy program would not be enough to buy 25,856 acres in east Hawai‘i known as … Continued