Posted 08/24/2012 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a permit authorizing the Hawai`i longline swordfish fleet to take seabirds. The permit is the first of its kind ever issued by the agency under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. … Continued
Posted 08/09/2012 Photo credit: Jennifer Smith U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway has denied Maui County’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed against it over the county’s discharge into the ocean of treated effluent from the Lahaina sewage treatment plant. … Continued
Posted 08/07/2012 Our August story, “New Stock Assessment of Pelagic Population of False Killer Whales,” regrettably included several errors and failed to note several important points. The following is intended to correct and/or clarify misstatements and omissions in our piece. … Continued
Posted 08/01/2012 The National Marine Fisheries Service says that a petition to delist the Hawai`i population of green sea turtles – removing its status as threatened under the Endangered Species Act – “may be warranted.” “We find that the petition … Continued
Posted 07/23/2012 According to Kitty Simonds, one of the possible reasons for a decline in the abudance and size of nearshore fish in Hawai’i is … “Visitors feeding our fish food that they shouldn’t be feeding them.” And as for … Continued
Posted 07/30/2012 The developer of 62 acres of land near Waikoloa, Hawai’i, has registered its intentions to raise some $37.5 million in capital through a public offering of stock. The registration was made with the Securities and Exchange Commission on … Continued
Posted 06/25/2012 In response to critical comments from state agencies and legislators as well as the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, the National Marine Fisheries Service has postponed for six more months a decision on expanding critical habitat for the … Continued
Posted 05/24/2012 Earthjustice is suing the National Marine Fisheries Service over the agency’s foot-dragging in protecting false killer whales from Hawai`i-based longline fishing vessels. NMFS’ own studies show that the whales are being hooked, injured, and even killed by … Continued
Posted 05/21/2012 Just days before the NRDC lawsuit, NMFS released its most recent stock assessment reports (SARs) for marine mammals, including those in the Pacific that interact with Hawai`i-based fisheries. At the same time, it responded to the several comments … Continued
Posted 05/04/2012 “This project is not simply removing foundations. It’s jackhammering, pouring concrete, and making a lot of noise,” Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation (NHLC) attorney David Kimo Frankel told the state Board of Land and Natural Resources at an April 27 … Continued