On September 3, 1993, the Federal Register published a notice of expanded opportunity for public comment on the way in which the Department of Energy deals with nuclear waste, including spent nuclear fuel from Navy submarines. The events leading up … Continued
What rights does the public have to the use of old government roads? That question lies at the center of two disputes that have arisen on the island of Hawai’i over the last several years. One, near Pu’uwa’wa’a, appears to … Continued
One of the few people commenting on the Finding of No Significant Impact for the Moloka’i NEXRAD was Robert McLaren, associate director of the University of Hawai’i’s Institute for Astronomy. In a letter dated August 13, 1993, McLaren takes exception … Continued
Speculation? So It Would Seem: The Case of the Rearden Permit The Board of Land and Natural Resources has long been aware of the often incalculable value that a Conservation District Use Permit adds to land in this district of … Continued
NEXRAD weather radars are expected to operate in a variety of patterns. Nearly all of them will involve bursts, or pulses, of high-energy, narrow-focus electrical beams rotating around a vertical axis. With the beam pointed just slightly above the horizon, … Continued
The radar signal from NEXRAD will be thousands of times greater than what current standards allow. However, by using an “averaged” value for the signal’s emissions, NEXRADs proponents claim that no harm will come from exposure to the beam. Peak … Continued
The Federal Aviation Administration is planning to build four radars in Hawai’i whose installation elsewhere in the United States has been surrounded by controversy over their possible health effects. The radars are part of a new system of weather service … Continued