The on-again, off-again Kohala development known as the Villages of `Aina Le`a is on again. In August, the state Land Use Commission gave new life to the project when it backed away from the action it took last April to … Continued
“Mr. Wessels has been around for a while, he has done projects, although not in Hawai`i.” – Alan Okamoto, attorney for DW `Aina Le`a In the eyes of the members of the Land Use Commission, the fact that Bridge `Aina … Continued
A three-judge panel of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board has dealt a major setback to backers of a planned irradiator on state land at Honolulu International Airport. As a result, the public will have an opportunity to comment once … Continued
“I’m appalled,” state Natural Area Reserves System commissioner Sheila Conant said at the commission’s August meeting, referring to the U.S. Forest Service’s and NEON, Inc.’s (short for National Ecological Observatory Network) failure to consult the commission before deciding to build … Continued
“There are places he’s gone to in this last exploration that I will never send him to again…A lot of people here do a lot of really good work, but Mohsen, for state pay, he risks his life for plants … Continued
Gate-gate I: Recently, access over land controlled by the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority (NELHA) has become a cause celèbre. In July, NELHA director Ron Baird announced that at the end of the month, he would be closing the … Continued
Recently, it seems as though there’s a boom market in books about endangered species that have gone or are well on their way to extinction. And Hawai`i, unfortunately, offers no shortage of candidate subjects. Two years ago, there was Mark … Continued
“This is not a cheerful talk, but it’s based on the best science available,” coral reef expert John “Charlie” Veron told the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council at its June meeting in Honolulu. And while Veron’s talk stuck out like … Continued
How close is too close to quasi-extinction? It’s a subjective question, Melissa Snover told the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council at its June meeting. But in light of the council’s recent recommendation to lift the effort limits on Hawai`i’s shallow-set … Continued