<b>Stranding Mystery – Solved:</b> July 3, 2004, saw some 150 melon-headed whales milling about in Hanalei Bay, apparently trying to beach themselves. Most were herded out to sea by a rescue team organized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; … Continued
Bird Study Reveals, Dispels Overlaps in Diets of Native, Introduced Species Over the past year or so, research on the endangered `akepa (Loxops coccineus) by the husband-and-wife team of University of Hawai`i zoology professor Leonard Freed and Rebecca Cann, also … Continued
You could tell it was a big deal by the throng that had gathered October 15 at the `Iao Congregational Church to hear final arguments in the Na Wai `Eha contested case hearing. People filled the dozen or so rows … Continued
The on-again, off-again Kohala development known as the Villages of `Aina Le`a is on again. In August, the state Land Use Commission gave new life to the project when it backed away from the action it took last April to … Continued
Snail v. Snail v. Rat: The enemy of my enemy is my friend. That may be a concise description of the findings of two University of Hawai`i researchers into the predation of black rats on two species of invasive snails, … Continued
“I don’t think we’re licked yet,” said one of the more optimistic presenters at this year’s Hawai`i Conservation Conference. But while he and several other speakers insisted that it’s not too late to try to protect Hawai`i’s natural resources from … Continued
In the three years since total allowable catch limits, or TACs, were first set for seven species of highly prized bottomfish around the Main Hawaiian Islands, the annual quotas have steadily grown. From 178,000 pounds the first year, it has … Continued
For Kitty Simonds, executive director of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, what happened on Saturday, July 25, must have felt like a palace coup. At the tail end of a four-day meeting of the council in Kona, Simonds had … Continued
For the first time, the Hawai`i longline fleet is operating under catch limits for its most lucrative haul – bigeye tuna – throughout virtually the entire area it fishes. Yet the trade group representing the 125 or so longline vessels … Continued