If the Hawai`i longline fleet is consistently reaching or nearing its annual limit on interactions with endangered sea turtles – without even fishing as hard as it’s allowed to – then why should the Hawai`i Longline Association and the Western … Continued
The Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority, built in the 1980s at Keahole Point, Kona, to be a center for deep seawater-related energy and aquaculture research, has always struggled to cover its costs. In recent years, the facility, which cost … Continued
The long-simmering dispute before the state Board of Land and Natural Resources over what to do with more than a hundred cabins at Koke`e and Waimea on Kaua`i has shifted to 5th Circuit Court. There, last April 11, attorneys representing … Continued
Taro farmers in East Maui don’t need any more water right now to grow their crops, according to retired judge E. John McConnell, hearing officer for a contested case on East Maui water licenses. The contested case, which involves the … Continued
In June, Environment Hawai`i asked to review those minutes. On July 5, Ron Baird, NELHA’s chief executive officer, responded. “Unfortunately, we have to inform you that NELHA does not have those documents on file,” he wrote. The Office of Information … Continued
The sprinklers in the hothouse sprayed a light drizzle over several benches of native Hawaiian plants on a recent day. To judge from no more than the shower and the assortment of plants presented, one could be transported to an … Continued
The Department of Land and Natural Resources has rules, administered under its Division of Forestry and Wildlife, governing the collection, propagation, replanting, and sale of endangered and threatened plants. The rules are based, for the most part, on Chapter 195D, … Continued
If you want to do something good with your land, like restore native species to an area, there’s a lot of government money out there for you to do it. But figuring out which programs are right for you, and … Continued
Bill Durston is almost sold out of Australian tree ferns at his Leilani Nursery in Waimanalo. The fern, which closely resembles native hapu`u, is a popular tropical landscape plant. While it’s made up a big chunk of his farm’s revenue … Continued
(James Pflueger is a beneficiary and former trustee of the Mary Lucas Trust. The following story on his settlement agreement with the EPA, which ran in the April issue of Environment Hawai`i, incorrectly stated that we was still a trustee. It … Continued