April 2011 PDF
April 2011
New & Noteworthy: Setback at Midway; Radioactive Dangers Here?
Setback at Midway: The tsunami that hit Midway atoll last month washed tens of thousands of albatross chicks off the island, while at least a thousand Bonin petrels were buried alive in their burrows. The short-tailed albatross chick, whose hatching … Continued
Rural O`ahu Watershed Plans Win Approval of State Water Commission
In the next decade or so, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply will introduce desalinated water into its municipal supply for Wai`anae, not because the island is short of groundwater, but because it’s cheaper than drilling new wells in wetter … Continued
Restoring, Protecting Hawai`i’s Dry Forests: West Hawai`i Examples Showcased at Conference
How do you restore Hawai`i’s dryland forests? The question is a hard one to answer. Because so little is left of the forest types that once blanketed the islands’ leeward slopes, any restoration is bound to involve a level of … Continued
Revised Turtle Restrictions Threaten to Close Hawai`i Swordfish Fishery
After trying for more than two years to lift restrictions protecting federally listed sea turtles, the Hawai`i longline industry was dealt a setback on January 31, when the U.S. Department of Justice and three conservation groups entered into a settlement … Continued
LUC Takes Another Step Forward in Reversion to Ag of `Aina Le`a Land
The state Land Use Commission has reaffirmed its vote in January to revert to the Agricultural District more than 1,000 acres of land near Waikoloa. For more than two decades, the land was in the Urban District, while a series … Continued
Axis Deer on the Big Island? Reports of Possible Sightings in District of Ka`u
On the Big Island, where a proposal to introduce axis deer in the 1970s ground to a halt after environmentalists raised hell, rumors abound now that axis deer have arrived anyway and that a reproducing population of them exists in … Continued