The Department of Health recently tabulated the results of water quality measurements taken throughout 1992 at sites on Kaua’i, O’ahu, Maui, and the island of Hawai’i. For Lana’i and Moloka’i, the DOH released bar graphs showing average water quality at … Continued
“Water regs clog permit process.” So screamed the bold headline on page one of the January 17, 1994, edition of Pacific Business News. For developers, the news was grim indeed: according to the article, by Steve Jefferson, “More than $1 … Continued
In determining the health of fish populations, accurate information is essential. But the state of Hawai’i, to which falls the responsibility to collect data on catches of all fish landed in Hawai’i (including fish caught in federal waters), has a … Continued
Starting in the late 1970s, Hawai’i’s fisheries came under increasing state and federal scrutiny. In 1979, the state issued its first fisheries development plan, which prescribed an ambitious array of activities (some state, some federal, some private) intended to encourage … Continued
If everyone can agree on the need to restore the populations of onaga and opakapaka in the Main Hawaiian Islands, there still remains the task of deciding how this can best be done. Here are some of the options, as … Continued
Fishing isn’t what it used to be. The complaint is heard frequently. But is there evidence to support it? Or is it rather an expression of nostalgia for simpler times, when fishing (and almost everything else) seemed less complicated, less … Continued