April 2014 PDF
April 2014
Hawai`i Longliners' Bigeye Tuna Limit Jumps 80 Percent Under Proposed Rule
The Hawai`i longline fishery faces a conundrum. How can it get around a limit on its haul of bigeye tuna without appearing to violate the international treaty under which that limit was set? The Hawai`i Longline Association, whose members represent … Continued
Up to 17 Percent of Bigeye Catch in Hawai`i Is Logged to Territories
For the last three years (2011-2013), Congress authorized the Hawai`i longliners to take up to 1,000 more metric tons of tuna annually than is allowed under the quota system set up by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. And … Continued
Hawai`i County Council Finally Accepts Easement Along North Kohala Coast
“I don’t trust the Planning Department – even now” said Hawai`i County Councilmember Margaret Wille. Wille, whose district includes a seven-lot gated subdivision known as Kohala Kai along the coast north of Kawaihae harbor, made the comments March 7, as … Continued
Board Talk
DLNR Rule Amendments Expand Protection of Live Rock and Coral The state Board of Land and Natural Resources has amended its rules protecting coral and live rock to improve the board’s ability to prosecute violations and impose penalties for damages. … Continued
New & Noteworthy: Deep Percolation, Power Plan, and Corrections
Deep Percolation: Will an aquifer recharge more quickly under a forest than a grassland? The answer, according to research carried out on leeward Haleakala, is an unambiguous yes. Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey simulated rainfall events at two areas at … Continued
Hawaii Supreme Court Decision Reaffirms Government Duty to Protect Public Trust
“We ended up on the short end of this opinion…. Minds immeasurably superior to ours will have to do the analysis on this one, at least for now,” wrote Honolulu attorney Robert Thomas in a recent post on his blog, … Continued