Relations between conservationists wanting to reduce the introduction and spread of invasive plants, on the one hand, and advocates of horticulture, on the other, have not always been smooth. But a workshop held during the July Hawai`i Conservation Alliance’s annual … Continued
The best chance most of us have to see a Cuvier’s beaked whale is if it is in trouble. The species (Ziphius cavirostris) was scientifically described only in 1823, and even then, the description was made on the basis of … Continued
The Navy’s use of high-intensity sonar has been challenged in several court cases, including three that recently came before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Oral arguments for one of the cases will be made this month before the … Continued
The Navy has clearly and brazenly broken the law in its push to carry out undersea warfare exercises in Hawai`i. Without question, it violated the National Environmental Policy Act when it released the first environmental assessment for the exercises in … Continued
In early February 2007, the U.S. Navy announced it had prepared an environmental assessment for a two-year series of 12 undersea warfare exercises in waters around Hawai`i. The notice of the EA was accompanied by a finding that the exercises, … Continued
At a time when Hawai`i is seeking ways to feed more of its own people, O`ahu’s beef and pork industries are on the verge of disaster. Earlier this year, O`ahu’s only slaughterhouse, which processes both beef and pork, announced that … Continued
Neil Reimer, head of the state Department of Agriculture’s Plant Pest Control Branch, is confident that his staff’s emergency efforts over the past few months have halted the spread of Varroa destructor, a parasitic bee mite, on the island of … Continued
Here are the interim instream flow standards approved by the Water Commission for six East Maui streams: Honopou: A minimum flow of 2 cubic feet per second (1.29 mgd) at the 383 ft. elevation of lower Honopou Stream is intended … Continued
The hearing began on a gray, rainy September morning that brightened as the day unfolded. From their seats in the Haiku Community Center, members of the state Commission on Water Resource Management faced a sea of some 200 people, some … Continued
By Hook or Crook: George Bush may be a lame duck president, but his administration is still capable of mischief. Case in point: proposed changes in regulations to implement the Endangered Species Act. The regulations would achieve through the rule-making … Continued