In November, the state Commission on Water Resource Management will open the contested case to decide who will ultimately obtain rights to use the water in the Waiahole Ditch, a system of tunnels and ditches that carries millions of gallons … Continued
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has approved changes to its rules for lobster fishing that run smack against the state’s rules for fishing lobsters in waters under Hawai`i territorial jurisdiction. The changes may make sense for the harvesting … Continued
Last March, residents of Kihei, Maui, witnessed a gruesome spectacle. In the waters fronting their homes, a young, emaciated humpback whale, dragging more than 120 feet of nylon rope, was being eaten alive by a pack of hungry tiger sharks. … Continued