At the end of a long and sometimes emotional meeting, after most of the public had gone, Jeffrey Pearson apologized to members of the state Commission on Water Resource Management for having them spend so much time on something that … Continued
At the Commission on Water Resource Management’s August 16 meeting, Hokuao Pellegrino of the non-profit Hui o Na Wai Eha was one of the many testifiers who asserted that the agency was unfairly targeting John and Rose Marie Duey for … Continued
GEMS – the state’s Green Energy Market Securitization program – has a problem: It just can’t figure out how to spend the $144 million or so it has in the bank. But it keeps trying. Although the law setting up … Continued
The 2016 session of the Hawai`i Legislature will not go down as one notable for its environmental achievements. On the whole, few bills having a significant impact on the environment made it through to the finish line. Still, several measures … Continued
Spinner Dolphin Protection: Popular though the swim-with-dolphin tours in Hawai`i may be, they are believed by scientists to pose a threat to spinner dolphins themselves, disturbing their rest patterns and making them more vulnerable to predation by sharks. More than … Continued
September 2016