A Seal by Any Other Name…: The endangered Hawaiian monk seal has a new name: Neomonachus schauinslandi, reflecting its genetic divergence from the Mediterranean monk seal. The name change reflects recent genetic studies by researchers at the Smithsonian and colleagues … Continued
The kind of massive coral bleaching event that afflicted 75 percent of the dominant coral species in O`ahu’s Kane`ohe Bay last September is likely to become a regular occurrence within a few decades, according to modeling by scientists Jeff Maynard, … Continued
For years, drivers on the old Red Road in lower Puna, the coastal highway running from Kalapana to Kapoho, have been treated to such unusual sights as jugglers practicing their craft on the sea cliffs and unicyclists pedaling unsteadily on … Continued
HFACT Facts: The newly minted Hawai`i Fishermen’s Alliance for Conservation and Tradition made headlines in April 2013 when it petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service to remove the North Pacific humpback whales from the federal list of endangered species. Its … Continued
Menacing Miconia: In the wake of hurricane Iselle, all eyes have been focused on the substantial damages caused by falling albizia trees, with little attention paid to Miconia calvescens. Yet near Onomea, ground zero of the miconia infestation on the … Continued
Our annual dinner was a roaring success, and we want to thank all those who made the evening so memorable. Most of all, thanks to Dr. Sam `Ohu Gon of The Nature Conservancy of Hawai`i, our guest speaker. We also … Continued
This month, the Kaua`i Island Utility Cooperative is expected to begin license negotiations with the state Agribusiness Development Corporation for a 25-megawatt pumped storage hydroelectric project in West Kaua`i. Pumped storage is one of several ways the utility hopes to … Continued
Last month, Neil “Dutch” Kuyper, president and CEO of Parker Ranch, laid out his arguments why residents in the northwestern corner of Hawai`i island might want to defect from Hawai`i Electric Light Company’s grid. Simply put, a new energy portfolio … Continued
Noted Hawaiian cultural practitioner Uncle Henry Chang Wo, Jr., has taken his fight to protect the famed limu beds of `Ewa from the effects of increased development to 1st Circuit Court. On June 13, the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation filed … Continued
The Hawai`i Supreme Court agreed last month to hear arguments on whether the University of Hawai`i should have prepared a full environmental impact statement for its Haleakala High Altitude Observatory Site master plan — a plan the state Department of … Continued