In March 1991, Environment Hawai`i reported on problems in management of Pu`uwa`awa`a Ranch, what was then the largest single lease of state-owned land. Partly as a result of that, the state House of Representatives established a special sub-committee to look … Continued
In April and May of 1992, and several times since, Environment Hawai`i has reported on the demise of the Hamakua Sugar Company. Most of the assets of the company have been sold in foreclosure auctions. Ownership of one of the … Continued
In April 1991, Environment Hawai`i reported on the decline of the ‘alala, or Hawaiian crow. Inbreeding of the few captive birds made their reproduction difficult. Capture of birds in the wild was held up by private landowners. Since then, settlement … Continued
Chidiac Returns to Big Island Haunts In June and July 1991, Environment Hawai`i reported on the Hawaiian Riviera Resort, a large, luxury tourist development proposed for the Ka`u District of the Big Island by Charles Chidiac. Here is what has … Continued
The state Department of Agriculture is working diligently, once again, toward the goal of building a fruit irradiation facility in Hawai`i. This time, the facility would be sited not on the Big Island — which was the intended site when … Continued
In 1986, the Food and Drug Administration issued regulations approving irradiation of foods as a treatment that would not put public health at undue risk of harm. Because irradiation resulted in the presence of chemicals in foods that do not … Continued
On April 13, 1995, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources awarded a lease of almost 10 acres of land to Maurice M. “Mutts” Matsuzaki and his wife, Winona. Until this year, Matsuzaki had been chief of the Department … Continued
The Board of Land and Natural Resources almost always puts into its leases of state property a clause that requires the board to approve the transfer of any lease from one party to another. In the case of Harbor Lease … Continued
The state Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, an arm of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, is charged with keeping the records of what is owed to the state by tenants at the state’s small boat harbors. Tenants … Continued