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May 2018

1 May 2018

Plan to Eradicate Mice on Midway May Come at a Cost to Imperiled Laysan Duck

by Teresa | posted in: May 2018 | 0

The photos are hard to view. Adult albatrosses with bloodied heads. Gray, night-time shots of mice preying on birds that can’t or won’t leave their nests. Beautiful, dead birds, killed by the “vampire” mice of Midway National Wildlife Refuge. The … Continued

Patricia Tummons
1 May 2018

‘Aina Le‘a Controversies on Three Fronts: Federal Court, Bankruptcy Court, and County

by Teresa | posted in: May 2018 | 0

In March, a jury in Honolulu federal court decided that Bridge ‘Aina Le‘a, LLC, had suffered damages when the Hawai‘i Land Use Commission voted in 2011 to put land the company owned on the Big Island back into the Agricultural … Continued

Patricia Tummons
1 May 2018

A 30-Year History of Failure and Litigation

by Teresa | posted in: May 2018 | 0

The land at issue in the Bridge ‘Aina Le‘a litigation was placed into the Urban district in 1989. A succession of owners failed to develop it, and in 1999, a subsidiary of Bridge Capital, a company now headquartered in the … Continued

Patricia Tummons
1 May 2018

False Killer Whale Team Fails to Reach Consensus on New Protection Measures

by Teresa | posted in: May 2018 | 0

It’s been five years since the National Marine Fisheries Service adopted a take reduction plan (TRP) to address the Hawai‘i longline fleet’s interactions with false killer whales (FKW). The plan required vessels to use stronger branch lines and weaker hooks … Continued

Teresa Dawson
1 May 2018

City Agencies Face Phantasmagoria Of Climate Change-Induced Obstacles

by Teresa | posted in: May 2018 | 0

In its first few meetings, Honolulu’s new Climate Change Commission has heard from a slew of city agency heads about the status of their respective agencies’ efforts to plan for climate change effects. Some agencies have gone further than others. … Continued

Teresa Dawson
1 May 2018

New & Noteworthy: Perishable Ho`okupu, Scientists Walk Out

by Teresa | posted in: May 2018 | 0

Maunakea Silverswords: At some time in late March or early April, the gate leading into the silversword reserve near Hale Pohaku, on Maunakea, was not just damaged, but completely removed by vandals, as revealed on a visit in early April. … Continued

1 May 2018

May 2018 PDF

by Teresa | posted in: May 2018, PDF | 0

May 2018

EH-XTRA! EH-XTRA!

  • Bigeye Longliners Hit Limit on False Killer Whale Interactions, Again February 9, 2019
  • Cert Denied! February 2, 2019

Current Issue

  • Whitmore Village South Parcel: More Trouble Than It’s Worth? January 30, 2019
  • ADC Improves Standards, Outreach In Effort to Secure Quality Farmers January 30, 2019
  • New & Noteworthy: Kaua‘i TVR Dispute; Hilo Landfill To Close; and Corrections January 29, 2019
  • Board Denies Haseko Access To Create Drainage at Oneula January 29, 2019
  • Board Talk: Boating Fees, Bottomfish Reserves, and Yacht Club Encroachments January 29, 2019
  • Wespac’s Meetings on Maui Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300,000 January 29, 2019
  • February 2019 PDF January 29, 2019

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