For Kitty Simonds, executive director of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, what happened on Saturday, July 25, must have felt like a palace coup. At the tail end of a four-day meeting of the council in Kona, Simonds had … Continued
In the three years since total allowable catch limits, or TACs, were first set for seven species of highly prized bottomfish around the Main Hawaiian Islands, the annual quotas have steadily grown. From 178,000 pounds the first year, it has … Continued
“I don’t think we’re licked yet,” said one of the more optimistic presenters at this year’s Hawai`i Conservation Conference. But while he and several other speakers insisted that it’s not too late to try to protect Hawai`i’s natural resources from … Continued
Snail v. Snail v. Rat: The enemy of my enemy is my friend. That may be a concise description of the findings of two University of Hawai`i researchers into the predation of black rats on two species of invasive snails, … Continued
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