Monk Seals on the Rise: The National Marine Fisheries Service has released a draft assessment of the populations of marine mammals in waters around Hawai`i, among other areas. The date of the publication is July 2023 and includes assessments of … Continued
“I’m hearing a lot of shirking of responsibility,” board member Aimee Barnes said on December 7, after the Board of Land and Natural Resources heard from Sunset Beach homeowner Eric Freeman and his attorney, Bernard Bays. Freeman had just claimed … Continued
Water Permittees To Contribute Funds For East Maui Watershed Management State forestry and wildlife managers will finally receive funds from the two companies that for years have been diverting tens of millions of gallons of water a day from East … Continued
Above photo: Acropora corals grow toward the sunlight to form beautiful, massive tables at Palmyra Atoll. CREDIT: JEFF MILISER/NOAA. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has begun the environmental scoping process for a proposal to establish a national marine sanctuary … Continued
ʻAina Leʻa Update: Last August, 38 acres of ʻAina Leʻa land were sold off at a foreclosure auction to a Canadian lender, Romspen Investment Corporation. The parcel is the site where several buildings that were to be part of an … Continued
Above photo: A jelly, Crossota millsae, in deep waters off the Southeastern United States. Credit: NOAA. ‘Irreversible Damage:” The international conservation group Flora & Fauna has released a report on its research into the environmental effects of seabed mining. The negative impacts, … Continued
Aquarium Permits: On January 30, Environmental Court Judge Jeffrey Crabtree granted a motion filed last year by the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) to amend a statewide ban on the issuance of aquarium collecting permits that had been in … Continued
Last month, the Environmental Court opened the door to the Board of Land and Natural Resources considering up to seven permits for aquarium species collection in the West Hawaiʻi Regional Fishery Management Area. When it does, opponents will be there. … Continued
Hawaiʻi Housing Scandal: Federal court schedules concerning the criminal conspiracy to defraud the Hawaiʻi County Office of Housing and Community Development have been set, cancelled, and set again. On November 2, U.S. Magistrate Judge Rom Trader approved a request to … Continued
On November 10, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a settlement over an unauthorized seawall built by James and Denise O’Shea in 2017 after the one that had fronted their Sunset Beach home for decades collapsed. The … Continued