Board Talk
Ka‘u Community Nears Its Goal To Add Waiohonu To Forest Reserve “I’ve never seen a proposal so rich with prom ise as this one,” said Susan Marinelli, a Hawai‘i resident who has been doing conser vation work for 21 years. … Continued
Unpermitted Seawalls in ‘Ewa Beach Test Resolve of City, State Agencies
Will the third time be the charm? That, apparently, is the hope of the owner of a lot in ‘Ewa Beach who is seeking approval for a seawall built more than 20 years ago. In 1985 and 1995, she applied … Continued
A Revetment in La‘ie Gets a Pass
Some seawalls are easier to sell than others. Take the case of a revetment that Randall and Shelley Bennett are seeking to rebuild at La‘ie, on the northern end of the windward side of O‘ahu. In April, the public and … Continued
State’s Push to Pave Way for Modified Algae Leads Circuit Judge to Vacate Ag Board Permit
“An EA/EIS should be done to see if there is any lasting problems,” said Hubert Olipares in an email last December, com menting on a plan by Mera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., to discharge into the ground effluent from its planned genetically … Continued
Group Requests NRC Hearing On Proposed Airport Irradiator
A group called Concerned Citizens of Honolulu has petitioned the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a hearing on a nuclear irradiation facility that is proposed to be built on the South Ramp of the Honolulu International Airport. Earthjustice is repre senting … Continued
Tiny Boring Beetle Could Bring Down Rare Monarch of Hawai‘i’s Dry Forests
In 1912, when botanist Joseph Rock discov ered the mehamehame tree in South Kona, he estimated its population as just four trees – one female, three male. In the years that followed, the towering mehamehame (Flueggea neowawraea), which can grow … Continued
Forecasts for a Warming Earth Take Center Stage as Scientists Meet
If the discussions at this year’s meeting of the American Association for the Advance ment of Science are any indication, the only debate about human-induced global warm ing that is meaningful any more is not over whether it will occur, … Continued
Hawai‘i County Eyes Forest Land As Site for New Solid Waste Facility
Since the 1980s, the County of Hawai‘i has operated a “convenience center” at Miloli‘i, a small, remote fishing village in South Kona. For many years, it was a dump by another name. More recently, residents have been able to toss … Continued
New & Noteworthy
A New Contender: Like any self-respecting thug, Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus japonicus (Theobald) has an alias: Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) japonicus (Theobald). Whichever name you choose, you can just call it dangerous. Linda Burnham Larish, an entomologist with the vector control branch of … Continued