Board Talk
Use of Monk Seal Bait Sparks Debate Over Permit to Cull Sharks in NWHI “There’s a big difference between taking an action to kill versus using the flesh of an animal already dead,” said at-large Board of Land and Natural … Continued
Board Talk
DLNR to Create Trust Fund For Coral Reef Restoration “We need it yesterday,” Department of Land and Natural Resources director William Aila said of the proposed new scheme to help his department restore damaged reefs and bill those responsible. During … Continued
Board Talk
Land Board Fines Another Maui Kayak Tour Company Paul Noble offered every argument he could to justify his kayak tour company’s use of the state’s Olowalu Beach Reserve on Maui: Some nameless Department of Land and Natural Resources employee on … Continued
New & Noteworthy: A Lawsuit Over Navy Sonar; Imoto Retires
Sounding Off: On December 13, the National Marine Fisheries Service authorized “the most environmentally destructive of the alternatives the Navy analyzed for training and testing in the HSTT [Hawai`i-Southern California Training and Testing] Study Area during the period December 26, 2013, … Continued