October 2016 PDF
October 2016 PDF
Water Board Grants Permit, Waives Fine For Maui Taro Farmer’s Stream Diversion
At the end of a long and sometimes emotional meeting, after most of the public had gone, Jeffrey Pearson apologized to members of the state Commission on Water Resource Management for having them spend so much time on something that … Continued
Taro Farming Group Notes Failure Of State to Enforce Flow Standards
At the Commission on Water Resource Management’s August 16 meeting, Hokuao Pellegrino of the non-profit Hui o Na Wai Eha was one of the many testifiers who asserted that the agency was unfairly targeting John and Rose Marie Duey for … Continued
Efforts to Expand GEMS Loan Programs Shot Down by Consumer Advocate, PUC
GEMS – the state’s Green Energy Market Securitization program – has a problem: It just can’t figure out how to spend the $144 million or so it has in the bank. But it keeps trying. Although the law setting up … Continued
Legislature Sets Up New Panels To Advise on Water, Game, USTs
The 2016 session of the Hawai`i Legislature will not go down as one notable for its environmental achievements. On the whole, few bills having a significant impact on the environment made it through to the finish line. Still, several measures … Continued
New & Noteworthy: Spinner Dolphins, Ohia hearings
Spinner Dolphin Protection: Popular though the swim-with-dolphin tours in Hawai`i may be, they are believed by scientists to pose a threat to spinner dolphins themselves, disturbing their rest patterns and making them more vulnerable to predation by sharks. More than … Continued
September 2016 PDF
September 2016
2 New T-Shirt Designs!
In concert with our August 21 fundraiser in Hilo, Environment Hawai`i is releasing two new cotton jersey t-shirt designs featuring photos taken by our staff. You can purchase them at our event in a few weeks or pre-order them online now!
East Maui Irrigation Co. Returns Some Water to East Maui Streams
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. representatives have said it will be depriving its final sugarcane crop of water during the latter half of this year. So what’s happening to all of the tens of millions of gallons of water normally … Continued
As One Court Case over `Aina Le`a Is Settled, Another, Larger One Looms
The state of Hawai`i has settled a lawsuit brought by Bridge `Aina Le`a, LLC, which had claimed more than $30 million in damages as a result of a decision by the Land Use Commission to downzone acreage the company had … Continued