For Laysan Teal, Things Are Looking Up

posted in: January 2005 | 0

When it comes to survival, the nine-lived house cat has nothing on the little Laysan duck. Fifteen hundred years ago, it was found on all the main Hawaiian islands, but after the introduction of rats and other predators, only the … Continued

Board Talk

posted in: Board Talk, January 2005 | 0

Land Board Issues Concessions To Na Pali Zodiac, Kayak Operators The three companies operating boat tours along Kaua‘i’s Na Pali Coast have been awarded three-year concession permits from the Board of Land and Natural Resources to continue their operations in … Continued

No Rules Yet on Hawaiian Water Rights

posted in: February 2005, Water | 0

In 1996, state auditor Marion Higa found that the administrative rules of the Commission on Water Resource Management “do not address native Hawaiian water rights,” whether they are appurtenant and surface water rights (most wetland taro growers have appurtenant water … Continued

New & Noteworthy

posted in: Fisheries, January 2005 | 0

Remembering A Giant: News of the passing of Hampton Carson last December was greeted with sadness by members of Hawai‘i’s environmental community. Carson, an emeritus pro­fessor of genetics at the University of Hawai‘i, had done path-breaking research into the evolu … Continued