July 2011 PDF
July 2011
Lawsuit Over Mangrove Eradication Brought to a Close with Settlements
The lawsuit brought by Sydney Ross Singer to defend the red mangrove from eradication efforts has finally ended. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Hawai`i Tourism Authority settled with Singer last December. The remaining defendants – … Continued
New & Noteworthy: Saving Sandalwood, Logging Sandalwood, and Renewable Energy
Hawaiian Sandalwood ‘At Risk’: United Plant Savers, a group dedicated to protecting native medicinal plants and their habitat in the United States and Canada, has now added six species of Hawaiian sandalwood to its list of “at-risk” species. The list, … Continued
Singer's Campaign to Protect Waiawi Seen as Case Study in Social Manipulation
The man who sued to stop the mangrove eradication project on the Big Island, Sydney Singer, has developed a reputation for activism on behalf of non-native species that are targeted for control by mainstream conservation groups. In addition to his … Continued
Hawai`i Longliners Lose Challenge to Settlement over Loggerhead Turtles
On June 14, U.S. District Judge David Ezra denied without prejudice the Hawai`i Longline Association’s (HLA) appeal of a January settlement between the National Marine Fisheries Service and environmental groups regarding interactions between the shallow-set longline fishery and threatened loggerhead … Continued