November 2010 PDF
November 2010
Island False Killer Whale Population Is Found to be at High Risk of Extinction
In the late 1980s, the longline fishing industry in Hawaiian waters exploded. And at practically the same time, the population of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) that reside around the Main Hawaiian Islands began a spectacular decline. Coincidence? The answer … Continued
Wespac Balks at Accepting Grim Report on Risks to Insular False Killer Whales
They may be the spitting image of their distant cousins found in warm waters across the globe, but the false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) that live around the Main Hawaiian Islands are so different that they constitute a so-called “distinct … Continued
Two Years and Counting: Prying Open Wespac Records Isn't for the Impatient
How long does it take to respond to a request for records under the federal Freedom of Information Act? In the case of a request filed more than two years ago by Environment Hawai`i,seeking travel records for Kitty Simonds, the executive … Continued
Water Commission Denies Hearing on Flow Decisions for East Maui
Camille Kalama, an attorney with the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation (NHLC), didn’t say much after the state Commission on Water Resource Management voted unanimously and without discussion to deny her clients’ request for a contested case hearing. She toldEnvironment Hawai`i only … Continued
Kona Development on Fast Track Runs into Roadblock from Queen's Trust
“The Queen Lili`uokalani Trust filed a petition to intervene in these proceedings, originally intending to be a friendly intervenor,” attorney Ben Kudo told the state Land Use Commission at its first hearing, October 7, on a proposal to reclassify some … Continued
Board Talk
Land Board Approves Draft of Ha`ena Park Master Plan “We have way more vehicles than we can accommodate. It’s ridiculous,” said Dan Quinn about Ha`ena State Park on the North Shore of Kaua`i. On October 14, Quinn, administrator for … Continued
New & Noteworthy: Irradiator Move in the Works; The Cost of Killing Coqui
An Irradiator in Kunia? The Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting is considering an application from Pa`ina Hawai`i to build a food irradiator in Kunia, two and a half miles south of Wahiawa, on land once a part of the Del … Continued