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V 8 Number 7 (January 1998)

Editorial: Village Park Concerns Demand Further Investigation
Village Park Residents' Fears Are Unallayed by DOH Study
Board Talk
Chemicals' Health Effects Go Beyond Cancer, Though Research Rarely Does
Water Commission Extends Deadline For Restoration of Waipi`o Valley Falls

V 8 Number 8 (February 1998)

Two Terms as Maui Mayor Show Lingle's Stand Toward Environment
Editorial
Questions over Environmental Assessment, Sublease of State Land Hound Unisyn
Island Watch

V 8 Number 9 (March 1998)

State's Focus on Brown Tree Snake May Overlook Threats from Other Species
Beyond the Brown Tree Snake: Other Species Pose Similar Threats
Brown Tree Snake Program Puts Heavy Burden on State Inspectors
USDA Will Re-evaluate Proposal To Release Moth for Fayatree Control
New Plan Brings Rational Approach To Management of Conservation Lands
Island Watch

V 8 Number 10 (April 1998)

Maui Electric Faces Challenge In Plans for New Power Plant
The MECO Challenge: Can Maui Meet It?
Demand-Side Management Program Falls Short of MECO Projections
Some Facts and Figures About Energy Use in Hawai'i
Developer Breaks Faith with DLNR Over Use of Kona's Judd Trail
ISLAND WATCH

V 8 Number 11 (May 1998)

HELCO Risks Millions on Plan To Install New Units at Keahole
Editorial
Cast of Characters in Power Play
Land Board Vote on Keahole Plant Is Taken to State Supreme Court
Consumer Advocate Faults HELCO Over Its Push for Keahole Units
HELCO's Energy Conservation Plan Falls Short of Goals; Economy Blamed
Actions by DHHL Aren't Exempt From EIS Law, Supreme Court Finds
Island Watch

V 8 Number 12 (June 1998)

Shrimp Farm Development Is Planned For 300 Acres on Kaua`i's Mana Plain
Pilot Shrimp Farm Is Used To Provide Broodstock To CEATECH
New Rules for Bottomfish: Are They Too Little, Too Late?
BOARD TALK

V 9 Number 1 (July 1998)

Legislature, Land Board Further Delay Implementation of Kane`ohe Bay Plan
Editorial: Land Board Continues to Ignore Kane`ohe Bay Plan
Automatic Approval, Waiahole Ditch Purchase Pass Legislature's Muster
An Interview with Chris Yuen As He Leaves the Land Board

V 9 Number 2 (August 1998)

Bombs Old and New Devastate Reefs In the Northern Mariana Archipelago
Editorial: Land Board Betrays A Casual Regard for Openness
Condominium Planned for Kona Sparks Debate Over Shoreline Rules, Seawalls
SPRBs, Snakes, Organic Farming Draw Legislature's Attention
Board Talk
Island Watch

V 9 Number 3 (September 1998)

After Chemical Spill, Hawai`i CountyTakes Over Liability for Waste Disposal
Civil Defense Rides to HPM's Rescue
State Moves to Adopt New Rules For Taking of Precious Corals
Letters

V 9 Number 4 (October 1998)

Hawai`i County Struggles to Avoid Need to Close South Hilo Landfill
Hawai`i County Fails to Back Diversion Efforts, Recyclers Say
Ma'alaea Landfill Fire Sparks State Effort to Develop Guidelines
BOARD TALK
ISLAND WATCH

V 9 Number 5 (November 1998)

State Launches Debate over Po`ouli As Options for Saving Species Wane
Editorial
Palila Recovery Lags Behind Habitat Restoration Efforts
Fingers In a Crumbling Dike: One View of Single-Species Actions
Peregrine Fund Says It Won't Accept Po`ouli at its Facilities
On the Cutting Edge of Loss: As Hawai`i Goes, So Goes the World?
Mighty Mo Arrives at Pearl With Uninvited Guests in Tow
Fishery Council Prepares Plan To Manage Coral Reef Ecosystems
Island Watch

V 9 Number 6 (December 1998)

NMFS Increases Turtle Takings Allowed for Hawai`i Longline Fleet
Editorial
Open-Ocean Aquaculture Project Is Planned for Hawai'i Water
EPA May Force Army to Close Open-Burn Site at Makua Valley
Board Talk
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