In ancient times, flightless geese, ducks, ibises and rails roamed Lana’i’s extensive dryland forests. At the summit, a cloud forest dominated by ‘ohi’a lehua (Metrosideros collina) with an understory of ferns and many other native plants was home to at … 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
The Commission on Water Resource Management has approved a contested case hearing to be held on the long-term fate of water in the Waiahole ditch. The decision occurred at the commission’s meeting on November 16, where it considered the formal … Continued
Along most of the coast of Kihei, Maui, a strip of state-owned land lies sandwiched between the ocean and the makai boundaries of privately owned lots. The land was set aside as a beach reserve when most of Kihei was … Continued
Judge Overturns Default Approval Of Conservation Permit for HELCO A judge in Kona has determined that the Board of Land and Natural Resources erred when it allowed a Conservation District permit for a 56-megawatt expansion of the Keahole power plant … Continued
A lawyer representing the Office of Hawaiian Affairs has accused Board of Land and Natural Resources member Libert Landgraf of ex parte communication concerning the contested case being heard over the Conservation District application of Haseko (Ewa), Inc., to blast … Continued
By all accounts, the selection of Hawai`i Island as the site for filming of WaterWorld is attributable to the work of Robin Kealoha Black, who, in 1993 and for part of 1994, was managing director of the Big Island Film … Continued