With the recent attachment of 41 conditions to lucrative zoning changes proposed by Makena Resort Corp., one might think the Maui County Council’s Planning and Land Use Committee was being tough on the company. Two letters to the editor in … Continued
Sometime in the mid-1990s, a new type of net began to appear off O’ahu’s Wai’anae Coast. It hung vertically in the water, suspended by floats on the surface and anchored with weights on the seafloor. A virtual curtain of death … Continued
Burden some utility hookup requirements coupled with a federal lawsuit have caused Maui’s premier wind energy project to once again change hands – for the fourth time in as many years. Earlier this year, Hawi Renewable Development sold its interest … Continued
On June 29 and 30, about 500 scientists, resource managers, students and others with a stake or interest in Hawai’i’s natural resources filled the ballrooms of the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki to catch up on the latest studies being … Continued
A gillnet is any net that catches fish by trapping them by their gills. The particular use of gillnets in Hawai’i that has drawn the most opposition involves the setting of several nets strung together into a long monofilament curtain … Continued
Hawai’i has more than fifty fishing areas governed by regulations of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. At just four is fishing of any kind banned outright. At all the rest, restrictions apply – on gear, on species allowed … Continued
“Fight for the Right to Fish!” Those bellicose words, sandwiched between a marlin dressed in Old Glory and an ulua sporting the Hawaiian flag, are emblazoned on a T-shirt offered for sale by Hawai’i Fishing News. In its August issue, … Continued
Board Revisits Decision To Remove Private Land From Kealia Reserve On August 13, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources once again removed a 2,400-acre parcel owned by Cornerstone Hawai’i Holdings, LLC, from Kaua’i’s Kealia Forest Reserve. This time … Continued
You can get all kinds of permits at the Department of Land and Natural Resources. There are permits for park concessions, camping, fishing, boating, mooring, Conservation District uses… But if you’re a commercial operator and you want to run a … Continued
How long must federal taxpayers wait to see their purchase of land for a wildlife refuge in South Kona bear fruit? As Environment Hawai’i reported last October and November, the Fish and Wildlife Service had been so entangled in litigation … Continued