“We’re bringing coals to Newcastle.” That’s how Don Thomas, a geochemist with the University of Hawai`i’s Department of Geology and Geophysics, described recent findings in a presentation to the state Commission on Water Resource Management last March. Thomas’ Hawai`i Scientific … Continued
How is climate change going to affect Hawai`i? Little by little, scientists here and abroad are tackling that question. A lot has already been done, from Chip Fletcher’s work on coastal erosion and flooding in Honolulu to Dennis LaPointe’s, Carter … Continued
Outwardly, Pu`u Wa`awa`a has not changed much in the last century or so. The furrowed cinder cone once known as Muffin Hill remains one of the most prominent landmarks in North Kona. Even in dry times, the vegetation in the … Continued
Tale of Two Cities: Naples, Italy, once famous for its breathtaking beauty, has become infamous of late for its trash, which is breathtaking in an altogether different sense. In March, tests confirmed that the water-buffalo mozzarella produced in dairies outside … Continued
This article has been corrected. In the original story, Environment Hawai`i printed a misstatement that `aha kiole meetings had been held in O`ahu’s Ko`olaupoko district. For more than a year, environmental and native Hawaiian activists have accused the Ho`ohanohano I … Continued
Last November, in an effort to obtain hard information about the sponsorship of the puwalu by the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, Environment Hawai`i submitted a formal Freedom of Information Act request to the council. The request did not ask … Continued
No Greenbacks for Greenhouse Panel: Lately, Governor Lingle has stressed the importance of Hawai`i turning to “clean energy” and reducing its reliance on fossil fuels. In remarks to the international climate change summit in Honolulu last month, for example, she … Continued
The critical need for parking in Kapahulu just couldn’t beat the need to replenish the coffers of the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ dwindling Land Development Special Fund, which is the sole source of funding for the Land Division, … Continued
In the two decades since development was first proposed for some 3,000 acres inland of Puako Bay on the western Kohala coast of the Big Island, plans have changed frequently – and radically. Initial plans, put forward in the late … Continued
Late last year, Bridge `Aina Le`a announced it would be preparing an environmental impact statement for a development planned for some 3,000 acres of land at Puako, on the western side of the island of Hawai`i. Yet for two years, … Continued