September 1998

Concern Over Checker Reef Is Justified, DLNR Says To the Editor: I am responding to an editorial published in the July 1998 issue of Environment Hawai`i. The editorial dealt with concerns raised by a number of divisions in the Department … Continued

In response to pressure from the Na–tional Marine Fisheries Service and a commercial coral harvesting company, the state Department of Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources is proposing changes in the state’s rules regarding the taking of deep-water corals, specifically … Continued

By October 1990, excavations had removed soil along Kalaniana`ole Avenue to, in places, a depth of eight feet — down to bedrock. The county had placed barricades along some of the dug-up areas, but they were being stolen “by the … Continued

On the morning of Sunday, July 22, 1990, residents of Hilo awoke to news of a chemical spill that was causing traffic to back up along Kalaniana`ole Avenue, the main road extending along the southern shore of Hilo Bay through … Continued