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V 16 Number 7 (January 2006)

Rising Seas, Disappearing Lots At Vacationlands Subdivision
City Struggles With Owner’s Claims Of Waimea Valley’s Value, Rights to Build
Potential Fines in the Millions For Owner of Kohala Land
STRANGERS IN PARADISE
NEW & NOTEWORTHY
Board Talk

V 16 Number 8 (February 2006)

At Kealakehe, Kona, a Death Watch As Native Species Slide to Extinction
A Cry for Help from Kealakehe
Commission Struggles With Conflicting Claims Surrounding West Maui Stream Diversions
On the Trail of the Moa Nalo: Caving with my Mom in South Kona
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
BOARD TALK

V 16 Number 9 (March 2006)

At National Park, Fires Clear Way For Rehabilitation
Dramatis Personnae at the Park
Commission Orders Contested Case, Mediation for Maui Water Disputes
Army Receives Permit, Seeks MOA For Makua Species Recovery Work
Council Revisits Recommendation To Grandfather Bottomfishing in NWHI
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
BOARD TALK

V 16 Number 10 (April 2006)

Rules on Sales of Endangered Plants Are Often Observed in the Breach
Rare Plant Rules At Odds with Law, And Neither Provide for Penalties
Workshop Examines Private Use Of Commercially Grown Rare Plants
O`ahu Nursery Group Signs Code of Conduct Regarding the Sale of Invasive Plant Species
EPA Imposes Largest Fine Ever For Runoff Violations in North Kaua`i
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
Board Talk

V 16 Number 11 (May 2006)

Swordfish Fishery Is Shut Down After Reaching Limit on Loggerhead Takes
Guest Opinion: Science and the Art of the Solvable In Hawai`i's Extinction Crisis
BOARD TALK: Shark Culling in NWHI, Kainalu Ranch, All Tree Services
Is Kaua`i Water Source in Trouble?
NEW & NOTEWORTHY

V 16 Number 12 (June 2006)

Energy Issues Take Center Stage Among Legislative Initiatives in 2006
Spurred by Kuilima, Environmental Council Considers Shelf Live of Disclosure Documents
New and Noteworthy
Enforcement, Natural Areas, Invasives Fuel Increases in DLNR Budget for 2007
Land Board Grants Research Permits To Sample and Track NWHI Resources
Agreements Require Kuilima Developer To Fulfill a Wide Range of Conditions

V 17 Number 1 (July 2006)

BOARD TALK: Up to 10 Galapagos Sharks May Be Culled To Protect Seal Pups at Northwestern Shoals
Hawaiian Monk Seals Lose Ground, Literally, Under Sea Level Rise Scenarios
Of Red Herrings and Black Birds
‘This is `Opala’ and Other Bloopers
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
Tenants at Keahole Question NELHA Direction, Secrecy
Drinking Deep: At Keahole Point, It’s Boom Time for Seawater Bottlers

V 17 Number 2 (August 2006)

NELHA’s Gateway Center Eats Energy at 3 Times Predicted Rate
Editorial: Gateway Center a Showpiece of NELHA Incompetence
Sunshine at Keahole? Not in the NELHA Boardroom
NELHA CEO Moves Slowly to Acquire Hawai`i Residency
Board Talk: NELHA Lease, Diamond Head Concerts, Wai`oli Violation, and Kohala House
Owners of Koke`e Cabins Take Dispute over Leases to Court
Ex-Judge Says East Maui Farmers Don't Need More Water for Taro
NELHA'S Showcase Gateway Center Eats Energy at 3 Times Predicted Rate
NEW & NOTEWORTHY

V 17 Number 3 (September 2006)

Hawai`i County, Developer Divided on Meaning of Honokohau Land Use Change
State Defends Choice of Statutes Governing Development Agreement
Developer Hopes to Race Through Environmental, Land Board Reviews
Arguing Pigs Are Naturalized in Hawai`i, Professor Calls for More Research, Less Control
Conference Sideshows: A Reporter’s Notebook
Commission Gains Funds, New Tools To Pin Down Water Use, Stream Needs
NEW & NOTEWORTHY

V 17 Number 4 (October 2006)

Is Hawai`i `Akepa on the Brink of Collapse? Alone among Peers, UH Professor Says Yes
NEW & NOTEWORTHY
Roving Reporters at the HCA Conference: Rising Seas, Disappearing Damsels, and More
BOARD TALK: Site Conditions, Budget Restraints Cause Koa Restoration to Fall Short
New Audit of DLNR Finds Fault with Grant Management, Boating Division
NARS Commission Asks for Details on Laupahoehoe Experimental Forest

V 17 Number 5 (November 2006)

Fishery Council Seeks to Strike Rules that Cramp Bottomfishing in the NWHI
New & Noteworthy
STRANGERS IN PARADISE: Rapid Assessment of Hawaiian Reefs Shows Non-native Species Seek Shelter
DHHL Moves Forward with Plans for Homes in Area of Rare Plants
BOARD TALK: Land Board Rejects Conservative Approach to Setback at Ha`ena
Health Department Awaits Outcome of Negotiations regarding Ala Wai Spill
48 Million Gallons of Sewage: A 'Drop in the Bucket' for Ala Wai Canal

V 17 Number 6 (December 2006)

Kaua`i’s Gay & Robinson Takes Lead in Race to Produce Ethanol in Hawai`i
Energy, Economy, Environment at Issue in Debate over Ethanol Production
NEW & NOTEWORTHY
Supreme Court Slaps Down DLNR, Land Board on Shoreline Certifications
BOARD TALK: Land Board Tightens Lay Gill Netting Rules, Vows to Continue Dialogue with Fishers, Hawaiians
Highlights of Lay Net Rule Amendments