In response to pressure from the Na–tional Marine Fisheries Service and a commercial coral harvesting company, the state Department of Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources is proposing changes in the state’s rules regarding the taking of deep-water corals, specifically … Continued
By the year 2000, the state Department of Health wants to have all unlined landfills in Hawai`i closed. That goal stands in contrast to plans of Hawai`i County, which has asked the Health Department to renew its permit to operate … Continued
In 1992, Act 324 required counties and the state to divert as much waste as possible out of the waste stream and set specific goals: 25 percent by 1995, 50 percent by 2000. On this front, Hawai`i County is lagging. … Continued
Almost every Hawaiian island has at least one landfill now on fire, and every Hawai’i landfill except Hilo’s has been on fire within the last six years, according to the state Department of Health. However, a relatively small fire in … Continued
Non-Profits Face New Screening Process For Land Use Applications For the past year, the issue of how much non-profits should be charged for using state land had been unresolved, until now. At IRS September 11 meeting, the Board of Land … Continued
The Department of Land and Natural Resources, working with University of Hawai’i geologist Chip Fletcher, has developed a Coastal Erosion Management Plan. The plan was unveiled in September at the DLNR’s Sustainability Summit and was adopted as DLNR policy at … Continued
News that the administration of Hawai’i County would be seeking to build a fruit irradiation facility made the front page of The Honolulu Advertiser on December 30, 1996. In an article by the Advertiser Big Island correspondent, Hugh Clark, Mayor … Continued
Is irradiation safe? Proponents insist it is; opponents argue it is not. Here is a summary of the positions of proponents and opponents on safety and other issues related to irradiation. Unique Radiolytic Products Irradiated foods contain certain compounds that … Continued
Gray-Star, Inc., has published a fact sheet on its “transportable,” 202-ton irradiator. The company describes the machine as “no more difficult to use than a microwave oven.” Even so, it offers such a sophisticated tracking system that “governmental regulatory agen–cies, … Continued