Posted 05/27/2011 The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is now confirming that axis deer are present on the island of Hawai`i. (We first reported on this in our April 2011 issue.) DLNR administrator William Aila was quoted as saying … Continued
Posted 5/24/2011 Because members could not agree on proposed amendments to the Wai`anae Sustainable Communities Plan, the Honolulu Planning Commission decided on May 16 to forward a draft plan, prepared by the city Department of Planning and Permitting, to the … Continued
Posted 05/02/2011 At last month’s Honolulu Planning Commission meeting at Kapolei Hale, a handful of West O`ahu farmers tried to dispel the notion that the 96 acres in Nanakuli proposed for development of a light industrial park are … Continued
(Posted 2/4/11) Last September, the Board of Land and Natural Resources approved adding about 6,600 acres around the old Kulani prison, near Hilo, to the Pu`u Maka`ala Natural Area Reserve. As with all reserves, the Legislature has authority to disapprove … Continued
Posted 12/01/2010 “So, I’m a little perplexed,” said Donna Mercado Kim, chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means after a lengthy interrogation of Karen Seddon, head of the Hawai`i Housing Finance and Development Corporation over terms of the agency’s … Continued
Posted 11/29/2010 A false killer whale that stranded on Moloka’i and later died has been confirmed as belonging to the insular population of these animals, which were proposed for listing as endangered just days ago. The total number of individuals … Continued
Posted 7/02/2010 The U.S. Geological Survey recently published its report on the impacts that stream diversions and other structures to control stream flows have had on Na Wai `Eha, the four major streams flowing down the eastern slopes of the … Continued
Posted 4/30/2010 The Maui Planning Commission has upheld the decision of former Planning Director Jeff Hunt that the county did not need to obtain a major Special Management Area permit before drilling two new injection wells to receive treated effluent from … Continued
(Posted 11/24/09) A Council Member’s Dissenting View on Bigeye Issue Peter Young, appointed by the governor to represent Hawai’i on the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, has voiced his strong disagreement with the council’s action on bigeye tuna in a … Continued
(Posted 8/24/09) The state Environmental Council has had it with the Lingle administration’s lack of support. In a letter August 17 to deputy director of Health Laurence Lau, council chairman Gail Grabowsky announced that the council would not be meeting … Continued