Posted 08/22/2011 The Public Land Development Corporation, established by Act 55 of the 2011 Legislature, had to cancel its first scheduled meeting because it did not comply with the state’s Sunshine Law. The meeting was set for August 22 at … Continued
Posted 07/21/2011 The Forest Stewardship Advisory Committee will be meeting September 2, despite protests by Environment Hawai’i that inadequate public notice had been made. Notice of the meeting was given to the Lieutenant Governor’s office, but was not sent to … Continued
Posted 06/30/2011 Since 2008, Malama O Puna and its partners have been working to clear mangroves from the Big Island, in hopes that eventually the entire island can be mangrove-free. According to Ann Kobsa, the group’s invasive species coordinator, the project … Continued
Posted 05/27/2011 The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is now confirming that axis deer are present on the island of Hawai`i. (We first reported on this in our April 2011 issue.) DLNR administrator William Aila was quoted as saying … Continued
(Posted 2/4/11) Last September, the Board of Land and Natural Resources approved adding about 6,600 acres around the old Kulani prison, near Hilo, to the Pu`u Maka`ala Natural Area Reserve. As with all reserves, the Legislature has authority to disapprove … Continued
Posted 12/01/2010 “So, I’m a little perplexed,” said Donna Mercado Kim, chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means after a lengthy interrogation of Karen Seddon, head of the Hawai`i Housing Finance and Development Corporation over terms of the agency’s … Continued
Posted 11/29/2010 A false killer whale that stranded on Moloka’i and later died has been confirmed as belonging to the insular population of these animals, which were proposed for listing as endangered just days ago. The total number of individuals … Continued
Posted 7/02/2010 The U.S. Geological Survey recently published its report on the impacts that stream diversions and other structures to control stream flows have had on Na Wai `Eha, the four major streams flowing down the eastern slopes of the … Continued
Posted 4/30/2010 The Maui Planning Commission has upheld the decision of former Planning Director Jeff Hunt that the county did not need to obtain a major Special Management Area permit before drilling two new injection wells to receive treated effluent from … Continued
(Posted 11/24/09) A Council Member’s Dissenting View on Bigeye Issue Peter Young, appointed by the governor to represent Hawai’i on the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, has voiced his strong disagreement with the council’s action on bigeye tuna in a … Continued