Fruit fly eradication has been all but aban–doned in Hawai’i in favor of post-harvest commodity treatments – irradiation, in particular. This is despite the demonstrated technological feasibility of eradication in Okinawa, California, and Florida. As late as 1993, members of … Continued
Closing arguments have been heard in the contested case hearing on a proposal to blast a marina on more than 900 acres of land in the ‘Ewa Plan. Robert Nakata, the hearing of–ficer appointed by the Commission on Water Resource … Continued
HELCO Ke’ahole Plant Expansion Faces New Challenge in Court Opponents of plans to add 58 megawatts of generating capacity to the power plant at Ke’ahole have sued the company and several state officials in Third Circuit Court. The lawsuit alleges … Continued
On the morning of Sunday, July 22, 1990, residents of Hilo awoke to news of a chemical spill that was causing traffic to back up along Kalaniana`ole Avenue, the main road extending along the southern shore of Hilo Bay through … Continued
By October 1990, excavations had removed soil along Kalaniana`ole Avenue to, in places, a depth of eight feet — down to bedrock. The county had placed barricades along some of the dug-up areas, but they were being stolen “by the … Continued
In response to pressure from the Na–tional Marine Fisheries Service and a commercial coral harvesting company, the state Department of Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources is proposing changes in the state’s rules regarding the taking of deep-water corals, specifically … Continued
By the year 2000, the state Department of Health wants to have all unlined landfills in Hawai`i closed. That goal stands in contrast to plans of Hawai`i County, which has asked the Health Department to renew its permit to operate … Continued
In 1992, Act 324 required counties and the state to divert as much waste as possible out of the waste stream and set specific goals: 25 percent by 1995, 50 percent by 2000. On this front, Hawai`i County is lagging. … Continued
Almost every Hawaiian island has at least one landfill now on fire, and every Hawai’i landfill except Hilo’s has been on fire within the last six years, according to the state Department of Health. However, a relatively small fire in … Continued