The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council’s vote to make certain records available to the public only through Freedom of Information Act requests and others available not at all came exactly one week after U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder issued instructions … Continued
Board Discussion of Mauna Kea Plan Hints at Controversies Yet to Come “Mauna Kea is where heaven, earth and stars find union. Not just any heaven, but Wakea, not just any earth, but Papahanaumoku, and not just any constellation of … Continued
The greatest financial support for the third puwalu, held in Honolulu on December 19-20, 2006, came not from the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council or the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Rather, it came from the state Coastal Zone Management program, … Continued
Gate-gate I: Recently, access over land controlled by the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority (NELHA) has become a cause celèbre. In July, NELHA director Ron Baird announced that at the end of the month, he would be closing the … Continued
“There are places he’s gone to in this last exploration that I will never send him to again…A lot of people here do a lot of really good work, but Mohsen, for state pay, he risks his life for plants … Continued
“I’m appalled,” state Natural Area Reserves System commissioner Sheila Conant said at the commission’s August meeting, referring to the U.S. Forest Service’s and NEON, Inc.’s (short for National Ecological Observatory Network) failure to consult the commission before deciding to build … Continued
A three-judge panel of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board has dealt a major setback to backers of a planned irradiator on state land at Honolulu International Airport. As a result, the public will have an opportunity to comment once … Continued
“Mr. Wessels has been around for a while, he has done projects, although not in Hawai`i.” – Alan Okamoto, attorney for DW `Aina Le`a In the eyes of the members of the Land Use Commission, the fact that Bridge `Aina … 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