How polluted is the Ala Wai Canal? According to one study published by the Mamala Bay Study Commission (MB-3), during an eight-hour storm in January 1995, the Ala Wai loaded as many enterococci bacteria into the bay as were discharged … Continued
Board Defers Action on Replacement Of Pipeline, Dam by Moloka`i Ranch In December 1994, several residents of Moloka`i complained to the Department of Land and Natural Resources that Moloka`i Ranch had done unauthorized work in the Conservation District. Specifically, the … Continued
A recent report by the U.S. General Accounting Office to Congress suggests that the Kaua`i launches of Strategic Target System (STARS) missiles may face dramatic reductions from what had been planned for the program. The first launch of a STARS … Continued
On Maui, owners of a cattle ranch on some 4,800 acres of state land stood trial in December on charges of cruelty to animals. Just one water trough (an old bathtub), filled manually from time to time, existed on the … Continued
We reprint in full the report of Elizabeth L. Lyons, D.V.M., M.S., of her inspection of a part of the Ma`alaea ranch in September 1993. On 18 September 1993, I accompanied staff from the Maui Humane Society, the Maui County … Continued
A mediated settlement has been reached over what to do in the short term about Waiahole Ditch water that has been emptied into gulches on the leeward side of O`ahu. O`ahu Sugar Company’s practice of wasting the water — 14 … Continued
In October 1971, John Lynwood Zeller acquired a small (5,400 square feet, more or less) parcel along Kane`ohe Bay, just north of the Hygienic Store. Less than four years later, the state Comptroller, under whose jurisdiction falls the office of … Continued
Department of Health Flip-Flops On Removal of Moloka`i Fishpond Wall Nearly two years ago, Environment Hawai`i reported on the construction of a 14-foot-wide rock wall into the ocean near Kainalu, Moloka`i. (See “[url=/members_archives/archives_more.php?id=1157_0_31_0_C]Corps of Engineers Nears Decision on Controversial Moloka`i … Continued
In June and August of 1981, the state and the federal government, respectively, signed off on an environmental impact statement cover–ing the Haleiwa bypass road. The two-lane highway would run south and east of Haleiwa town, extending from Weed Junction, … Continued