November 2008 PDF
November 2008
New & Noteworthy: Backtracking, Brinksmanship, and the Irradiator
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
Two Years after Quake, NELHA Still Struggles to Repair Damaged Pipelines
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
Wailuku Companies Seek PUC Approval to Serve Existing, Future Water Users
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
Land Board Resumes Discussion of Diversion of East Maui Water
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
Managing the Varroa Mite Infestation
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
Varroa Mite Control Efforts Face Financial, Technical Roadblocks
Neil Reimer, head of the state Department of Agriculture’s Plant Pest Control Branch, is confident that his staff’s emergency efforts over the past few months have halted the spread of Varroa destructor, a parasitic bee mite, on the island of … Continued
Stream-By-Stream Standards
Here are the interim instream flow standards approved by the Water Commission for six East Maui streams: Honopou: A minimum flow of 2 cubic feet per second (1.29 mgd) at the 383 ft. elevation of lower Honopou Stream is intended … Continued
Water Commission Amends Standards for Six Streams in East Maui
The hearing began on a gray, rainy September morning that brightened as the day unfolded. From their seats in the Haiku Community Center, members of the state Commission on Water Resource Management faced a sea of some 200 people, some … Continued