Above photo: This stretch of vegetation at Marconi Point was known to be a robust habitat for endangered Hawaiian yellow-faced bees. The top photo, taken in 2022, shows what it used to look like before unauthorized clearing occurred this past … Continued
A decade ago, Environment Hawaiʻi published a story titled, “Water May Be Limiting Factor on Former Galbraith Ag Lands.” The subject: the limited water available to irrigate more than a thousand acres of land purchased by the state Agribusiness Development … Continued
“We’re trying to do big things,” state Agribusiness Development Corporation project manager Ken Nakamoto said recently, well aware of the detractors waiting in the wings. Last month, a consultant for the agency, Brown & Caldwell, unveiled details of a proposed … Continued
Tori Lines and Tuna Fish: On October 16, the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed a rule requiring almost all Hawaiʻi-based longline vessels targeting tuna in the Pacific Ocean north of 23 degrees N latitude to use tori streamers to scare … Continued
When resource managers caring for the native bee and seabird habitat on Oʻahu’s North Shore learned what was happening early last month, they spread the word as far and as wide as possible in hopes of keeping the damage from … Continued
Last month, Environmental Court Judge Jeffrey Crabtree denied a motion by Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., and East Maui Irrigation Company to revert the 31.5 million gallons of water a day cap he set in June on East Maui stream diversions … Continued
No Sanctuary: For fifteen years, the Friends of the Mariana Trench had lobbied for the area offshore of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to be designated a marine national sanctuary. In 2017, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s … Continued
On December 1, U.S. District Judge Jill Otake will hold a hearing on the City & County of Honolulu’s motion to dismiss a complaint from companies that allege public corruption is at the heart of why their plans to develop … Continued
Last month, Environmental Court Judge Jeffrey Crabtree held a hearing on an August 17 motion by the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi to require Alexander & Baldwin and East Maui Irrigation Company to submit a fire protection plan to the state … Continued
On September 22, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources did something unusual. But it was an unusual situation. A decade ago, then-Department of Land and Natural Resources director William Aila granted Graham and Marisa Chelius a five-year emergency … Continued