In what federal officials have described as the “most significant international fishing enforcement case in the United States” in 1995, the master of a pirate driftnet vessel fishing in waters north of the Hawaiian chain has been convicted on criminal … Continued
The long-festering dispute over tour boat traffic in the Hanalei area of Kaua`i was taken to a new level in late November and December. The escalation occurred when Clancy Greff, also known as Captain Zodiac, posted a notice placing a … Continued
With great fanfare, the state of Hawai`i cracked down on illegal boat tour operators in September of 1994, issuing more than 100 citations. With the same degree of stealth, the citations were withdrawn from court less than a year later, … Continued
Parties seeking to restore the flow of Waiahole Ditch water to windward O`ahu have filed a petition with the state Board of Land and Natural Resources, asking the board to remove the Department of Land and Natural Resources from the … Continued
Leader of Onomea Access Group Gets Death Threats; Garden Link Is Suspected Ed Johnston spearheaded the fight to reopen to the public the government road at Onomea Bay, and in doing so, earned the wrath of the founder of the … Continued
Broken Promises, Broken Faith Bedevil Maui County Administration More and more, it would seem, the administration of Maui Mayor Linda Lingle is caught in a web of troubles of its own making. In recent months, Hawaiians and others have taken … Continued
Will East O`ahu, from Sandy Beach to Makapu`u, retain its present wild character, belying its proximity to the sprawling Hawai`i Kai subdivisions? Or will it, too, be consumed by suburban and resort development? In recent months, two vastly divergent plans … Continued
Have people exposed to agricultural chemicals in Hawai`i suffered as a result? No study purporting to be definitive has been done. Nor is there any real likelihood that it ever will be. In 1979 and 1980, researchers at the University … Continued
Atrazine, one of the most widely used broadleaf herbicides in the United States, began showing up in Hawai`i water in 1983. It had been used by the sugar industry since 1961 and accounted for up to 50 percent of total … Continued