Hoof Beat
Axis Deer Run Amok on Maui In 1959, by order of the Legislature, a herd of five axis deer was brought to the island of Maui and introduced above Kihei. In 1960, four more deer were released near Kula. With … Continued
Board Talk
Land Board Adopts Rules Governing Tropical Fish Collecting in West Hawai’i Cheers and applause exploded from the conference room at the Big Island’s Natural Energy Laboratory on September 24, when the state Board of Land and Natural Resources voted to … Continued
On Eve Of Election, An Order To Stop Eradication
What follows is a portion of Governor Benjamin Cayetano’s letter to then-Department of Land and Natural Resources Director Mike Wilson on October 8, 1998. Soon thereafter, the letter, drafted by Al Castro of the governor’s Hilo office, was retracted, with … Continued
For A Decade, Moloka`i Quarry Keeps The Regulators At Bay
Where the state, county, and Bishop Estate failed, the IRS may have succeeded: On August 19, 1999, Floyd Anglin, his wife, Grace, and their son, Bruce, reported to federal prison in California. The three had pleaded guilty early in the … Continued