What is nonpoint source pollution? Rain falls, moves over rocks and streets and fields or sinks into the earth. Depending on its path, it might pick up pathogens from pig or rat dung from high in the forest. Or it … Continued
Each year, the Hawai’i Conservation Alliance (formerly known as the Secretariat for Conservation Biology) brings together hundreds of researchers, land managers, agency officials, students, and others with an interest or stake in the preservation of Hawai’i’s natural resources. This year’s … Continued
April 1997: After years of negotiation, the Fish and Wildlife Service and owners of the Kai Malino ranch, where the last dozen or so wild ‘alala (Hawaiian crow) were still to be found, finally signed an agreement. The Les Marks … Continued
Each year, the Hawai’i Conservation Alliance (formerly known as the Secretariat for Conservation Biology) brings together hundreds of researchers, land managers, agency officials, students, and others with an interest or stake in the preservation of Hawai’i’s natural resources. This year’s … Continued
Alan Conrad Ziegler Alan Ziegler, age 73, died on September 16. As anyone who met him can attest, he was a remarkable man. Passionate about Hawai’i’s endangered species, he labored tirelessly to protect them from harm. If it meant suing … Continued
Blades of grass peek through the spokes of an iron wheel half buried in the pasture high on the western slopes of Mauna Loa. For unnumbered years the wheel and a few other indecipherable machine parts, bright orange with rust, … Continued
More than three years after the Fish and Wildlife Service took possession of the 5,300 acres of land constituting the Kona unit of the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, discussions between the service and the sellers still had not borne … Continued
Late last month, hearing officer Mike Gibson convened the first hearing of the Pflueger-Pila’a contested case, centering on a proposed multi-million dollar fine for damages to the reef off the North Shore of Kaua’i allegedly caused by unauthorized grading. In … Continued
Waging pretend war is becoming popular on O`ahu’s lush northeastern landscape. In the last couple of years, war movies starring Nicholas Cage and Bruce Willis, filmed at Kualoa and Waikane, made rubber-neckers out of anyone driving the winding two-lane road … Continued