At Del Monte Superfund Site, More Contaminated Areas Are Found On December 16, 1994, the Del Monte pineapple plantation on O`ahu was formally added to the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Priorities List — otherwise known as the Superfund sites. The … Continued
Big Island rancher and Water Commissioner Herbert “Monty” Richards has not yet responded to the request for a statement of no financial conflict made by the attorneys for the windward parties in the contested case over Waiahole water. Nor had … Continued
The Board of Land and Natural Resources has approved a mediated settlement to resolve several issues surrounding Conservation District violations at the Hawai`i Tropical Botanical Garden, near Hilo. But within days of the board’s action, the garden was accused once … Continued
Board Extinguishes Conservation Permit For Engelstad House on Lanikai Hillside The Conservation District Use Permit for the planned Lanikai hillside residence of Las Vegas hotelier Ralph Engelstad and his wife, Betty, was killed by the Land Board on October 27. … Continued
How polluted is the Ala Wai Canal? According to one study published by the Mamala Bay Study Commission (MB-3), during an eight-hour storm in January 1995, the Ala Wai loaded as many enterococci bacteria into the bay as were discharged … Continued
How clean is the water in Mamala Bay? That was the sixty-four — make that the nine million — dollar question posed to three respected scientists as a result of the City and County of Honolulu settling a lawsuit brought … Continued