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posted in: April 1999, Editorial | 0

Something Smells in Central Maui — And It Isn’t the Landfill The development of Phase IV of the Maui Central landfill has turned into an enormous mess. The Department of Health still doesn’t have enough confidence in the construction of … Continued

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posted in: December 1999, Editorial | 0

Global Warming Is On Its Way,But Hawai`i Is Ill-Prepared What, exactly, will it take for the state of Hawai`i to sit up and take note of global warming? Will it be when the fringing reefs, weakened by repeated bleaching, begin … Continued

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posted in: Editorial, June 1999 | 0

Genetic Engineering: Fields of Dreams — Or Nightmares? To the extent genetic engineering is discussed at all in Hawai`i, it is celebrated as the next economic savior in a state where visitor counts are in the cellar and the old … Continued

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posted in: Editorial, November 1999 | 0

Natural Area Reserves Merit Protection, Not Reduction Marjorie Ziegler may have summed up the sorry situation at Pu’u Maka’ala better than anyone else. “You can’t not fence and not manage and then say when the areas get degraded, ‘Pull them … Continued

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posted in: Editorial, September 1999 | 0

In The Face Of Incorrigible Violators, State, County Need The Will To Enforce So who says Hawai`i isn’t friendly to small business? As the state looks at cutting red tape and needless regulation, the case of the Anglin family and … Continued

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posted in: December 1998, Editorial | 0

Keeping Turtles Down: The NMFS Biological Opinion The biological opinion on sea turtles issued last month by the National Marine Fisheries Service may be fairly described as schizophrenic. While recognizing the parlous straits of the creatures, which continue to be … Continued