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January 2009
Kilauea Water System Report Confirms Illegal Diversion into Ka Loko Reservoir
It’s right there in black and white: “DLNR does not have any documentation of a Registration of Stream Diversion Works and Declaration of Water Use, a Stream Diversion Works Permit, or a Water Use Permit for Moloa`a Ditch.” Since the … Continued
Dam Safety Trumps Effluent Concerns at Central O`ahu’s Wahiawa Reservoir
“Should the dam collapse, a flood wave could envelop the communities of Waialua and Hale`iwa within 40 minutes…. Human safety is the primary concern,” states a report to the 1996 Legislature written by the Wahiawa Reservoir Task Force. The group … Continued
Hawai`i Superferry: An Audit, a Screed, and a Draft EIS
The Auditor, State of Hawai`i. <i>Performance Audit on the State Administration’s Actions Exempting Certain Harbor Improvements to Facilitate Large Capacity Ferry Vessels from the Requirements of the Hawaii Environmental Impact Statements Law: Phase I [April 2008] and Phase II [December … Continued
Tuna Cage Project off Kohala Coast Wins Conservation District Use Permit
A company trying to grow in cages fish that are being pillaged to near commercial extinction in the Pacific received Conservation District Use Permit (CDUP) approval from the state Board of Land and Natural Resources on October 24. In a … Continued
Board Talk
Kama`aina Kids Chosen to Replace Friends to Run He`eia State Park Had they known it would end up this way, they probably wouldn’t have done it. Earlier this year, members of the state Board of Land and Natural Resources directed … Continued
Auto Scrap Lawsuit Draws Concern over Metals in Waimanalo Gulch
Second only to sludge, auto fluff, also known as auto shredder residue or ASR, is one of the largest waste components in O`ahu’s Waimanalo Gulch landfill. In 2006, 29,786 tons of auto fluff were dumped into the landfill, accounting for … Continued
Those Reviled Purse Seiners
The press release issued by the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council was hardly dispassionate. “U.S. Territories Ask for ‘Justice’ in Pacific Tuna Allocations,” read the headline on the notice, which described the council’s vote to allow Guam, Common¬wealth of the … Continued