FADs – short for fish aggregating devices – have long been an important part of fishing in Hawai`i. These buoys, placed in the open sea, seem to attract fish in the same way that floating logs or rafts do. For … Continued
The 114 or so vessels in the Honolulu-based longline fishing fleet have been grounded by a court-imposed closure. And if the March 15 closure, set to last 45 days, wasn’t enough bad news, on its eve came a development that … Continued
Dry Wai`anae Explores Its Wet History Ordinary citizens flush up to six gallons of valuable drinking water down their toilets with each use and soak their hungry lawns with dozens more, oblivious to the mounting crises that such waste poses … Continued
Former Board Member’s Testimony Throws HELCO Case Into Turmoil The decade-long efforts of HELCO, the Big Island electrical utility, to expand its Keahole generating facility are more and more taking on the traits of a soap opera. People who have … Continued
Curbside Recycling Makes a Comeback in Kailua It’s 8 o’clock on a sunny Wednesday morning in Kailua, and I’m sitting on a bench outside Kalapawai Market – a historic green-and-white, Mom-‘n’-Pop store fronting the beach park. Half of Kailua congregates … Continued
The tug of war over water on O`ahu continues. The transfer last November of an `Ewa water well permit from Campbell Estate to the Board of Water Supply (BWS) has raised arguments by windward farmers and activists that the estate … Continued
Hunters Are Shot Down in Appeal Of Federal Court’s Palila Decision For the last two years, a group of sheep hunters on the Big Island have been working to overturn a federal court’s order requiring the state of Hawai`i to … Continued
Across the islands, the cultivation of taro is experiencing a resurgence that addresses far more than the material needs of those who plant or process the crop. You won’t find the numbers reflected in state agricultural statistics. Many of the … Continued