NEW & NOTEWORTHYʻĀina Leʻa Update: On October 7, 3rd Circuit Judge Wendy DeWeese approved the sale of roughly 38 acres of land in the Big Island district of South Kohala to Romspen Investment, one of the several creditors of ʻĀina … Continued
“I almost can’t believe I’m going to say this,” said commissioner Mike Buck before moving to defer taking action on alleged violations of the interim instream flow standard (IIFS) for Olowalu Stream in West Maui. At the commission’s October 18 … Continued
In September, Water Commission hydrologist Ayron Strauch presented a draft proposal to amend the interim instream flow standards of 11 streams in East Maui that were not part of a 2018 contested case hearing decision and order amending about two … Continued
Above photo: These affordable units built by ‘Aina Le’a more than a decade ago are still not ready for sale. What’s been happening recently with ʻAina Leʻa, the development that has been proposed for around 1,000 acres across Queen Kaʻahumanu … Continued
Poems and Pinions: One of the heaviest, most serious tomes in any reputable library of a Hawaiʻi conservation biologist is Alien Plant Invasions in Native Ecosystems of Hawaiʻi, edited by Charles Stone, Cliff Smith, and Tim Tunison. And now that … Continued
Aerial Spraying Could Extinguish Little Fire Ant Infestations on Maui “They’re miserable little things that we need to get rid of,” Brooke Mahnken of the Maui Invasive Species Committee said, referring to the little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata), which first … Continued
Commission Gives Hui Permit to Rebuild Waiheʻe ʻAuwai Destroyed by 2018 Flood On February 18, 2018, a massive flood ripped away a 500-year-old ʻawuai that fed dozens of acres of loʻi kalo in North Waiheʻe in Central Maui. Although hundreds … Continued
Above photo: Nakula Natural Area Reserve. Credit: DLNR After nearly two years without a meeting, the state Natural Area Reserves System Commission finally met on August 18. Over the course of four hours, the members voted on five proposals – … Continued