The rainforest that spreads across the eastern flank of Mauna Loa is unlike any other. Where the Amazon’s sweep seems uniform, the Big Island’s native rainforest is a mosaic. The pieces are biologically distinct from each other because they were … Continued
Land Board Adopts Rules Governing Tropical Fish Collecting in West Hawai’i Cheers and applause exploded from the conference room at the Big Island’s Natural Energy Laboratory on September 24, when the state Board of Land and Natural Resources voted to … Continued
U.S. District Judge Samuel P. King has denied the requests of hunters and the state of Hawai’i to stop the court-ordered eradication of sheep from an area of Mauna Kea, on the island of Hawai’i, that is critical habitat for … Continued
When the state established the Natural Area Reserves System, its sponsors envisioned a growing, dynamic system. By 1978, approximately sixty sites had been nominated for inclusion in the system. Of those, 34 were forwarded by the NARS commission to the … Continued
If there was a time when pigs were allowed to roam free and unfettered on the Big Island, it wasn’t during the first half of this century. A glimpse of how feral animals were managed between 1912 and 1946 can … Continued
Management plans for Pu’u Maka’ala prepared a decade ago called for controlling pigs through a combination of hunt–ing (including staff hunting) and snaring. Since then, public hunting has occurred, but the first snare has yet to be set. Still, snaring … Continued
For the better part of the 20th century, sugar cane and pineapple plantations together sustained Hawai`i’s agriculture industry and supported entire towns. But those long years of intensive use have taken a toll on Hawai`i’s soils. “In most of the … Continued
Climate Change Consensus Doesn’t Yet Exist We appreciate that, in the July 1999 issue, Environment Hawai`i brought the challenge of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change to the attention of its readers. We believe that the Hawai`i Climate Change Action … Continued