Does Botanical Garden Divert Stream? Its Stories to State, County Differ The Hawai`i Tropical Botanical Garden, on Conservation District land north of Hilo, Hawai`i, is seeking permits on two fronts. From the County of Hawai`i Planning Department, it is asking … Continued
‘Space Czar’ Hayward Received New DBEDT Contract Last September Just as the public — and the state’s own auditor — were lulled into the belief that the Waihe`e administration’s ties to Thomas Hayward, the ‘space czar’, had finally come to … Continued
In March 1992, Environment Hawai`i reported allegations of illegal bulldozing, cattle trapping, and construction in the ahupua`a of Kukuiopa`e in South Kona. At that time, the Department of Land and Natural Resources characterized its investigation into the allegations as pending … Continued
If Environment Hawai`i may be said to have a birthday, Earth Day 1990 would be that day. That was when, at Kapi`olani Park, founders Marjorie Ziegler and Patricia Tummons began collecting names and addresses of people who wanted to be … Continued
Readers of Environment Hawai`i have been treated regularly to discussions of one or another of the several problems that the Hawai`i Tropical Botanical Garden has had in complying with terms of its Conservation District permit. In April 1995, in an … Continued
In March 1991, Environment Hawai`i reported on problems in management of Pu`uwa`awa`a Ranch, what was then the largest single lease of state-owned land. Partly as a result of that, the state House of Representatives established a special sub-committee to look … Continued
In April and May of 1992, and several times since, Environment Hawai`i has reported on the demise of the Hamakua Sugar Company. Most of the assets of the company have been sold in foreclosure auctions. Ownership of one of the … Continued
In April 1991, Environment Hawai`i reported on the decline of the ‘alala, or Hawaiian crow. Inbreeding of the few captive birds made their reproduction difficult. Capture of birds in the wild was held up by private landowners. Since then, settlement … Continued
Chidiac Returns to Big Island Haunts In June and July 1991, Environment Hawai`i reported on the Hawaiian Riviera Resort, a large, luxury tourist development proposed for the Ka`u District of the Big Island by Charles Chidiac. Here is what has … Continued
The state Department of Agriculture is working diligently, once again, toward the goal of building a fruit irradiation facility in Hawai`i. This time, the facility would be sited not on the Big Island — which was the intended site when … Continued