With commercial fishing in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument set to end on June 15, 2011, the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council took steps last month to allow the eight remaining NWHI bottomfishermen to fish unfettered during the … Continued
Carbon Calculations: Ever wonder how much your personal travel adds to the Earth’s burden of greenhouse gases? Now a website offers you the chance to find out. According to Sustainable Travel International’s “carbon calculator,” a round-trip flight from Hilo to … Continued
Nothing says “welcome” to a newly arrived marine species wanting to settle in Hawai`i as much as a nice, sheltered reef. Other factors play a role, such as proximity to a harbor or boat ramp and, to a lesser extent, … Continued
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is a step closer to breaking ground for Village 4 of the Villages of La`i`opua project at Kealakehe, on the leeward coast of the Big Island, an area that is also one of the … Continued
Land Board Rejects Conservative Approach to Setback at Ha`ena To avoid the expense of a contested case hearing, which would probably have led to a compromise settlement anyway, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources decided last month to … Continued
It’s been seven months since the main line to Waikiki’s Beachwalk wastewater pump station cracked open, causing the city to divert 48 million gallons of raw sewage into the Ala Wai canal. But while the six-day spill and its effects … Continued
The sewage spill that sullied the already muddy waters of the Ala Wai canal from March 24 to 29 was not just large, it struck fear among locals and tourists alike. And the fears only heightened when Oliver Johnson, a … Continued
At 7:09 a.m. on March 20, the National Marine Fisheries Service closed the shallow-set longline fishery, commonly known as the swordfish fishery. The fishery’s take limit for loggerhead sea turtles had been reached, and the resulting closure, noticed in the … Continued
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.” — Albert Einstein On November 29, 2004, a male po`ouli died of what was effectively old age while in captivity in Hawai`i. The only two other … Continued
Board Denies NMFS Request To Cull Sharks in Northwest Isles “Did we do the right thing? It’s a tough one,” Tim Johns said as he was leaving the March 23 meeting of the Land Board. Johns, an at-large member, and … Continued