Starting in the 1970s, the state of Hawai`i’s Department of Health began to issue to Hawaiian Western Steel notices of violation of air quality rules. Violations continued, off and on, until the very last days of the plant’s operation in … Continued
If all goes according to schedule, by the end of March, Hamakua Sugar Company will be but a memory. When Hamakua’s demise is coupled with the less celebrated – though no less significant announcement of the phasing out of sugar … Continued
Controversies surrounding F. Newell Bohnett’s tenure as lessee of state-owned Pu’uwa’aw’a Ranch date back to the early 1970s, when he assumed the lease. The disputes came to a head most recently in 1991, when the state House of Representatives appointed … Continued
On its face, the project proposed by Kip Dunbar of Moloka’i sounds harmless enough, and perhaps even of some benefit. As Dunbar describes it, his project involves rebuilding the ‘Ipuka’iole Fishpond near Kainalu. As his critics describe it, Dunbar is … Continued
Last year, Dan Lutkenhouse, founder of the Hawai’i Tropical Botanical Garden north of Hilo, was thwarted in his attempts to get a Conservation District Use Permit to expand the garden to adjoining land. Now, he’s back again at the Department … Continued
If Ameron HC&D continues to get its way; by 1995, it will alter the character of the Waialua area of O’ahu for at least the next 20 years, possibly longer. Ameron wants to quarry basaltic rock from 153 acres of … Continued
Maui County Builds First, Seeks Permits Later The Maui Economic Opportunity’s new facility on Moloka’i has office space, a child-care facility a playground and parking lot. What it lacks is an environmental assessment and a Special Management Area permit. Mayor … Continued
In Sprecklesville Maui, the owners of the Sugar Cove Condominiums may be breathing a little easier these days. Since last February, erosion of the small scarp that lies between their buildings and the ocean has been stayed by the construction … Continued
Kaloko-Honokohau National Park lies about three miles north of the town of Kailua-Kona and about the same distance south of Keahole Airport, on the Kona side of the Big Island. It is small as national parks go, encompassing roughly 650 … Continued