General Lease S-4229 allowed Pioneer Mill the use of 1,820 acres of state-owned land on the slopes of West Maui above Lahaina. For most of the 25-year duration of that lease, however, Pioneer Mill’s rental payments were based on cultivation … Continued
Pioneer Mill has enjoyed the use of state land mauka of Lahaina, Maui, for decades. The most recent lease, which expired in February of this year, was only the last in a series extending back to territorial days. According to … Continued
On February 24, 1994, Pioneer Mill Company’s lease of roughly 1,800 acres of state-owned land in the ahupua`a of Wahikuli, West Maui, expired. Paragraph 25 of that lease describes what was to happen upon expiration of the lease. Among other … Continued
In 1976, Congress passed the Fishery Conservation and Management Act, better known by the name of its chief sponsor, Senator Warren C. Magnuson, of Washington state. The act placed management of the nation’s fishery stocks out to 200 nautical miles … Continued
On a fateful day in June 1988, the face of fishing in Hawai’i was forever altered. On that day, reports The Wall Street Journal one Bruce Mournier, “amid much scoffing from fellow longliners,” decided to take after swordfish in his … Continued
Oceanic sharks make up a part of the by-catch of Hawai’i’s longline fleet, although how large a part is difficult to determine. Frequently, shark catches are not recorded in logbooks. According to NMFS records, in 1992, “almost 95,000 sharks were … Continued
When people in Hawai’i think of sea turtles, the green turtle usually comes to mind. That is the type of turtle most frequently seen in Hawaiian waters. The hawksbill is the other species of turtle found off Hawaiian coasts, although … Continued
Thomas C. Leppert, president of the Lana’i Company, says that the dispute over the company’s use of water from the island’s high-level aquifer for golf-course irrigation is an honest misunderstanding. It was always the company’s intention to use brackish water … Continued
The fresh water on Lana’i is found exclusively within the high level aquifer. However, at the aquifer’s fringe, water tends to exceed the Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended standard for chlorides in drinking water (250 parts per million). The Lana’i Company … Continued
Since human settlement began on Lana’i centuries ago, water has been in short supply. According to Kenneth Emory’s authoritative account, The Island of Lana’i – A Survey of Native Culture,1 “in the days before sheep, goats, cattle and horses were … Continued