The Ko`olau range is one of two extinct volcanoes that make up the island of O`ahu. Most of the rock in the Ko`olau mountains is porous — a`a and pahoehoe lava flows, volcanic clinkers and breccia — but throughout much … Continued
On September 19, 1912, at 3:45 p.m., the Board of Public Lands of the Territory of Hawai`i met at the office of board member R.H. Trent in Honolulu. According to minutes, the meeting had been called “to consider the question … Continued
One year ago, Environment Hawai`i reported on the interim storage of spent nuclear fuel from dismantled Navy reactors at Pearl Harbor and other sites around the country. Recently, the Department of Energy released a draft environmental impact statement covering the … Continued
After two years of no commercial lobster fishing in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were hopeful that stocks had recovered enough to allow a normal season this year. But in early August, the … Continued
Diversified agriculture is a term that has enjoyed renewed popularity in recent months. As more and more acres of plantation lands are being pulled out of sugar production and, to a lesser extent, pineapple cultivation, the idea of replacing these … Continued
The Special Management Area permit issued for the seawall fronting the Sugar Cove condominiums imposed 12 conditions upon the applicant. A review of the documents in files at the Planning Department and the Department of Public Works indicates that several … Continued
Last January; the Westin Maui hotel was under siege. Hurricane `Iniki had begun a process of beach erosion that was aggravated by high winter swells along the Ka’anapali Coast. The hotel had sandbags placed along the edge of the beach, … Continued
In October 1989, hundreds of old tires were strewn along the narrow beach in front of the Sugar Cove condominiums at Sprecklesville, Maui, in an effort to stop further erosion of the dune on which the condominiums were built. Netting … Continued
Are Opakapaka, Onaga Overfished? Council Says Yes, State Says Maybe Two of the choicest catches in Hawaiian waters are in danger of being overfished, according to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council. And, WesPac claims, the state, which has … Continued