“I’m all for expanding marine protected areas. The bigger the better, as you know. The devil is in the details,” the Hawai`i Audubon Society’s Linda Paul said last month of the proposed expansion of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument’s boundaries … Continued
Cry me a river. That’s basically what attorneys with the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation had to say about arguments made last month by Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s attorneys that it would cost too much — “several million dollars” — for … Continued
(This article has been revised to clarify 1) the number of compounds that could be considered CECs worldwide and their detectability, 2) the description of the model used in the study, and 3) the model’s treatment of conservation lands.) Of 11 pharmaceuticals commonly found … Continued
It may be unrealistic to think that anyone will ever be able to safely eat crabs or fish caught in Pearl Harbor, which, as the U.S. Navy says, is a “natural trap, or sink, for sediments and chemicals discharged with … Continued
Coastal Resilience Project Receives $1 Million in Federal, State Funds On March 11, the Board of Land and Natural Resources voted to authorize the Department of Land and Natural Resources to enter into an agreement with the University of Hawai`i that … Continued
House Bill 2408 and Senate Bill 2937, which proposed transferring to the state Department of Transportation the authority to approve its own revocable permits, stalled out this legislative session. And that may be a good thing, given recent revelations over … Continued
Who knew that the threats posed by unexploded bombs would be such a blessing to threatened and endangered Hawaiian wildlife? In June, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources is expected to decide whether or not to keep most … Continued
Last month, the Natural Area Reserves System Commission unanimously approved a one-year special use permit to the San Diego Zoo for the much-anticipated release this year of the endangered native Hawaiian crow, also known as the ‘alala. The release follows … Continued
On March 10, contrary to a request from the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation (NHLC) for immediate action on its petitions to amend the interim instream flow standards (IIFS) of about two dozen East Maui streams, Commission on Water Resource Management … Continued
At the rate the Hawai`i longline fleet is catching bigeye tuna, it may, for the second year in a row, reach its annual catch limit for the Western and Central Pacific well before the year’s end. If that happens, it … Continued