On November 24, 1989, Lani Stemmermann, a botanist at the University of Hawai`i at Hilo, visited an area of dryland forest in the western third of Pohakuloa Training Area, in search of research sites for studies of native plants. What … Continued
Why are so many rare plants found at Pohakuloa Training Area? In December 1989, Lani Stemmermann addressed this question in a short essay she wrote in an effort to elicit support for her lawsuit against the Army. We reprint portions … Continued
Among scientists, there is no disagreement over the fact that feral ungulates in Hawai`i wreak devastation on native plants, whether the animals at issue are pigs in the rain forest or sheep and goats in the dryland shrub. In recent … Continued
The state Supreme Court has sided with opponents of the Ka`u spaceport who claim that a lower court erroneously dismissed its complaint that the now-disbanded Hawai`i Space Development Authority broke the state’s Sunshine Law. The Supreme Court, in a memorandum … Continued
Bishop Estate Defies Order Requiring Parking for Trail Access Bishop Estate has informed the Board of Land and Natural Resources that it will not comply with an order the board issued in November 1995 requiring the estate to allow public … Continued
Land Board Lags on Minutes State law requires minutes to be made of agency meetings within 30 days of the meeting date. But of the 21 meetings the board had held in the first 10 and a half months of … Continued
The Army decided on a course of incineration of chemical weapons more than a decade ago. At that time, it claimed that alternative technologies were poorly developed and not demonstrated to be effective. Under congressional mandate, the Army is reviewing … Continued
In 1993, the United States signed the Chemical Weapons Convention, a treaty sponsored by the United Nations. The U.S. Senate, however, has not yet ratified the convention, despite Senate hearings having been held on the treaty. The General Accounting Office … Continued
Judge Overturns Land Board Denial Of Time Extension for Engelstad House The embattled Conservation District Use Permit of Ralph and Betty Engelstad to build a house in Lanikai, O’ahu, has been judicially revived. An order issued January 2, 1997, by … Continued