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
The state Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation informed the Board of Land and Natural Resources on April 13, 1995, that for about three years, it had failed to collect rents owed by a tenant at Honokohau Harbor, on the … Continued
Manele Pavilion Breaks Faith With Lanaians, Harbor Group Says Claiming that the State’s Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, a branch of the Depart–ment of Land and Natural Resources, has broken faith with them, members of the Manele Harbor Advisory … Continued
In February 1994, the federal government put in place a program to monitor the fleet of some 125 longline vessels operating out of Hawai`i ports so that scientists might better understand how sea turtles, protected under the Endangered Species Act, … Continued
Annual reports of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council indicate a steep rise in the shark bycatch over the last four years. (Bycatch is a term referring to fish that the fisherman does not intend to catch, but which … Continued
One of the observers employed by the Southwest Region of the National Marine Fisheries Service has sent Environment Hawai`i the following comments on the observer program: I began work with the Hawai`i Longline Observer Program because, from all appearances, it … Continued
Each year, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council receives a report on the status of the pelagic fishery. This is prepared by council staff in conjunction with the Pelagic Plan Team. Catch data and other information necessary to assess … Continued
The Pelagics Fishery Management Plan, adopted and implemented by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, regulates the taking of such fish as tunas, swordfish, mahimahi, moonfish, and sharks. About 80 percent of the total catch of these pelagic species … Continued