The County of Hawai’i has not much more luck getting Pu’uwa’awa’a Ranch to comply with its rules and regulations than the state has had. The most conspicuous area of noncompliance has occurred in the area of building permits for structures … Continued
The gears of government grind slowly. When it comes to the gears that grind out amendments to the lease of state lands held by F. Newell Bohnett, movement appears to have ceased altogether. In October 1984, the Board of Land … Continued
`Opelu fishing … it’s very spiritual style of fishing. That enters me a lot… From upbringing and from handed-down, the parents and the families and the people there, they have a traditional way of training the type of fish, you … Continued
The Hawaii Water Plan is a state document, but most of its elements are not the product of any public agency. While Maui County prepared its own Water Use and Development Plan, the other plans were written by consultants: George … Continued
Environmentalists Must Seek Strength In Unity In interviews with Environment Hawai’i, legislators often described the environmental lobby as ineffective. It’s only natural to respond defensively to this, especially if you happen to have been a member of that lobby. After … Continued
House Bill 2751 started out as a motherhood-and-apple-pie measure. It was intended to help the mom-and-pop gas stations comply with imminent federal requirements by setting up a fund to provide them with below-market-rate loans for retrofitting their underground storage tanks … Continued
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has, indeed, postponed deadlines for compliance with financial responsibility requirements for owners of 12 or fewer underground storage tanks. In doing so, it bowed to pressure from members of Congress who stated that EPA’s tank … Continued
Hawai`i, with its many micro-climates and its multiple growing seasons, is a dream site for field testing of genetically engineered organisms. To date, three proposals have been made to conduct such tests; many more can be expected. But the state … Continued
Hawai’i so far does not have the kind of air pollution that triggers federal response (withholding of highway funds; restrictions on new industry and the like). But there are some disturbing indications that air quality will deteriorate in the future … Continued
Strong quarantine enforcement is a critical part in the overall attempt to protect Hawai`i’s endemic species. Passage of Senate Bill 2382, then, has to be ranked as a major accomplishment of the 1990 legislative session. Most of the bill was … Continued