Board Talk
Use of Monk Seal Bait Sparks Debate Over Permit to Cull Sharks in NWHI “There’s a big difference between taking an action to kill versus using the flesh of an animal already dead,” said at-large Board of Land and Natural … Continued
ADC: Tobacco license, Galbraith's 1st Lessee, and More
Tobacco Project Wins ADC License Despite Board Member’s Objections Over the objections of an incensed William Tam, the Agribusiness Development Corporation board voted to approve a three-year license to LBD Coffee, LLC, to test its tobacco crops on three acres … Continued
Appellate Court Overturns Judge’s Ruling Allowing Kaua`i Water Bottler to Operate
In a recent decision regarding the Kaua`i Planning Commission’s denial of a Koloa water bottler’s use and zoning permits, the Intermediate Court of Appeals has reaffirmed that county agencies are bound by the state Constitution to protect the public trust … Continued
Efforts to Clear Encroaching Vegetation Ramp Up Along Kaua`i’s North Shore
Caren Diamond halts her trek along the shore and peers through dense thickets of naupaka and heliotrope to a man working in his backyard. She warns that if he sees us walk past, he might say some nasty things about … Continued
Kaua`i Shoreline Certification Case Hinges on Credibility of Evidence
What kind of evidence is sufficient to prove that a shoreline certification was wrong? Are photographs and eyewitness testimony of where the waves wash and whether the shoreline had been manipulated good enough? Do photos need to be accompanied by … Continued
Goodbye, One-Gallon Rule
If sand is stuck to your feet or in your hair or in your toy shovel, fine. If a little bit spilled into your beach bag, fine. If you need to take some with you for traditional cultural purposes protected … Continued
Fishery Council Members Are Unfazed By Reported Declines in Tuna Catches
None of the council members seemed particularly bothered by what pre-eminent marine scientist Jeffrey Polovina just told them — that there is clear evidence longline fishers in Hawaiian waters are “fishing down the food web.” The term refers to fishery-induced … Continued
Board Talk
DLNR Proposes Strict Size, Bag Limits On Fish Catches Around Maui, Lana`i On June 12, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a request by the state Division of Aquatic Resources to hold public hearings on some rather … Continued
New & Noteworthy
Sailing On: “Ahoy rrrr ye mateys! The Queen’s Treasure be sailin again!” read the June 28 message to followers of Queen’s Treasure’s Facebook page. For about the last year and a half, Ka`anapali Tours, LLC (KTL), which owns the 65-foot luxury catamaran, has been fighting … Continued
Fire Dangers Increase Exponentially with Just a Small Rise in Temperature
“I don’t mean to scare anybody,” Andrew Pierce said after he had probably done exactly that. Pierce’s new research, which he shared at July’s Hawai`i Conservation Conference in Waikiki, suggests that climate change has resulted in fires now that can … Continued