On September 18, the state Commission on Water Resource Management approved groundwater reservations for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) totaling more than 13 million gallons a day (mgd) and spanning 20 aquifers across the islands of Lana`i, Kaua`i, … Continued
“It’s not that I don’t like ResortTrust. You just got the potato at the end of the game,” Board of Land and Natural Resources member Keone Downing told the company’s representatives on September 14. “One potato, two potato, three potato, … Continued
On September 14, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources approved the purchase of 2,800 acres of conservation and agricultural lands in Wahiawa from Dole Food Company, Inc., for $15 million. The lands are slated for a variety of … Continued
This time, they were ready. When the state released five male, captive-reared endangered Hawaiian crows (`alala) into the Pu`u Maka`ala Natural Area Reserve on December 14, 2016, managers found out the hard way that some of them weren’t ready to … Continued
Spread of Rapid `Ohi`a Death in Puna May By Hindering `Amakihi Population In 2001, Environment Hawai`i reported on research by U.S. Geological Survey entomologist Dennis LaPointe and colleague Carter Atkinson suggesting that climate change-induced temperature increases will likely shrink the habitat … Continued
Hawai`i Sierra Club Takes Aim At Kahala Hotel’s Beach Uses How much money has the Kahala Hotel & Resort made off state lands covered by a permit that restricts its usage to recreation and maintenance? Similar to resort hotels throughout … Continued
On August 15, the Honolulu City Council brought the long-delayed revision to the Ko`olau Loa Sustainable Communities Plan closer to final adoption, and a major landowner in La`ie closer to being allowed to build hundreds of new homes. The council … Continued
At its meeting last month in Busan, Korea, the Scientific Committee of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission determined for the second year in a row that the region’s bigeye tuna stock is neither overfished nor subject to … Continued
Discord Stalls Hearings on Rules For Moloka‘i Subsistence Fishing Area The volunteer group Hui Malama O Mo‘omomi has led efforts to protect and educate people about the marine resources on Moloka‘i’s North Shore since the mid-1990s, teaching hundreds of children … Continued
Laniakea Ruling: On July 5, the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) granted an appeal by shoreline access advocate Doug Meller of a shoreline certification obtained by the state Department of Transportation (DOT) for its jersey barriers at a … Continued