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V 18 Number 7 (January 2008)

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Talks Focus on Cap-and-Trade, Carbon Tax
A 12-Step Program to Overcome Oil Addiction
Editorial: As Temperatures Rise, An End to Easy Virtue
Greenhouse Emissions in Hawai`i Grew 7.5 Percent from 1990 to 2005
UNH Experts Say Task Force Needs More Time, Money to Meet Goals
New Fuels, New Problems -- Even For Renewables
Hawai`i Energy Facts
BOARD TALK: Energy Proposals in the Balance: Thumbs Up for Palm Oil, Albizia Plan Is Deferred
MORE BOARD TALK: No Permits for Vacation Rentals in Conservation District
New & Noteworthy: Tuna, Research, and Wind Power
FULL JANUARY 2008 ISSUE

V 18 Number 8 (February 2008)

State Designation of Important Ag Lands Hinges on Passage of Incentives Package
Honokohau Marina Project Veers From Master Development Agreement
Supreme Court Remands Moloka`i Cases to Water Commission, Finding Error
Reversals at Supreme Court Raise Question: Is Water Commission on the Right Track?
Emma's Column: Getting Lost Among the Cliffs of Moloka`i
Whatever Happened to ... Venu Pasupuleti and Megasoft?
New & Noteworthy: Waiwi and a Wetland
FULL FEBRUARY 2008 ISSUE

V 18 Number 9 (March 2008)

`Aha Kiole Committee Tramples Over Public Process in Selecting Contractor
Council Drags Feet On Request for Information
New & Noteworthy
Board Determines Conservation Needs Trump Demand for Kapahulu Parking
2 Decades and Counting: Golf ‘Villages’ At Puako Are Still a Work in Progress
Bridge’s Tactics in Lawsuit to Force An EIS Characterized as a SLAPP
Affordable Houses Divided: Settlement Allocates Credit for Units Nansay Built
Letter: Critics Take Cheap Shots At State Water Commission
FULL MARCH 2008 ISSUE

V 18 Number 10 (April 2008)

A New Regime: Invaders Alter Shape, Functionality of Native Rain Forests
Working at 15,000 Feet, Greg Asner Is Still Firmly Rooted on Hawaiian Soil
Five Foes of the Hawaiian Rain Forests
‘Rare Earth’ Metals May Hold Promise Of Deterring Sharks from Fishing Lines
Strange Accounting System Shows Inflated Vacancy-Related Loss at DLNR
Positions Unfilled, Funds Unspent at DLNR
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO…The Food Irradiator at Honolulu Airport
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
FULL APRIL 2008 ISSUE

V 18 Number 11 (May 2008)

Fisheries Council Approves Proposal to Raise Caps on Turtle Interactions
BOARD TALK: Mauna Kea, Kona Motosports Park, Koa Timber, and More
LETTER: Data Aren’t Lacking on Black-Footed Albatross
Two-Mile Deep Hilo Bore Hole Reveals Vast Stores of Fresh Water
Conservation Alliance Holds Forum on Climate Predictions for Hawai`i
At Exploited, Embatted Pu`u Wa`awa`a, Signs of Hope Grow along with the Trees
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
FULL MAY 2008 ISSUE

V 18 Number 12 (June 2008)

$6.7 Earmark May Compensate NWHI Bottomfish, Lobster Permittees
NMFS Reporting Requirements Give Council Broad Leeway Over Spending
Western Pacific Council Tops in Financial Grants from NOAA
If at First You Don't Succeed ... The Ongoing Saga of `Aha Kiole
Letter: Kitty Simonds' Misleading Answers
Emma's Column: Trekking Through Lava Landscapes
NARS Commissioner Warns of Harm Thrips Could Cause to Naio
Renewable Energy Bills Take Center Stage at `08 Legislature
Legislature Gives DOA Tools to Fight Invasives, Beefs Up Fines for DLNR
New & Noteworthy: Ancient `Ohi`a, and the High Costs of Biofuels
Board Talk: Nature Conservancy Withdraws from Honouliuli; Legacy Land Awards; and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
FULL JUNE 2008 ISSUE

V 19 Number 1 (July 2008)

STRANGERS IN PARADISE: Waiawi Biocontrol Controversy, GM Algae Ruling
Fact and Fiction about Waiawi Control
Trash Treatment Plant Proposed for NELHA Gets OK from Board
Proposed Waste Plant Could Disrupt Landfill Operation in West Hawai`i
Sopogy Spurns SPRBs in Push to Get Federal Tax Credits for NELHA Plant
NELHA Delegates Contract Decisions
Agribusiness Agency Says It Needs More Time to Repair Waiahole Ditch
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
FULL JULY 2008 ISSUE

V 19 Number 2 (August 2008)

Economists Attempt to Quantify Potential for Greenhouse Gas Reduction in Hawai`i
The Decline and Fall of the Po`ouli: A Cautionary Tale of Delay, Dissent
Declaring War on Climate Change
Fishing Council Relaxes Turtle Limits, NMFS to Initiate New Biological Opinion
BOARD TALK: Rock Thieves, Aeby Controversy, and Green Energy
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
FULL AUGUST 2008 ISSUE

V 19 Number 3 (September 2008)

Attorneys Debate How Deadlines Apply to Kuilima Resort Expansion Project
‘NEED FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT’
Kuilima Resort Submits Status Report
Hawai`i Natural Resource Managers Confront Challenge of Global Warming
`Ohi`a Rust Threat Is as Large as Ever, But Ban on Imports Is Allowed to Lapse
Lingle Vetoes Inspection Fee Bill, Lets Ag Bill Become Law over her Concerns
As O`ahu’s Slaughterhouse Faces Closure, ADC Approves Experimental Back-up Unit
New and Noteworthy
FULL SEPTEMBER 2008 ISSUE

V 19 Number 4 (October 2008)

Navy’s Sonar Exercises at Heart of Case Set for Honolulu Hearing
Editorial: The Navy’s Shameful Acts Harm Marine Mammals
A Thumbnail Guide to Recent Sonar Litigation
Deep-Diving Whales Most Vulnerable to Sonar Used to Detect Submarines
Landscapers, Conservationists Find Common Ground on Invasive Plants
Coral Disease, Monk Seals, Invasive Fish Among Marine Issues at HCA Conference
Board Talk: Land Board Raps Mo`omomi Hui for Unpermitted Shoreline Slab
New & Noteworthy: A Water Plan, a New NARS, and a Turtle Book
FULL OCTOBER 2008 ISSUE

V 19 Number 5 (November 2008)

Water Commission Amends Standards for Six Streams in East Maui
Stream-By-Stream Standards
Varroa Mite Control Efforts Face Financial, Technical Roadblocks
Managing the Varroa Mite Infestation
Land Board Resumes Discussion of Diversion of East Maui Water
Wailuku Companies Seek PUC Approval to Serve Existing, Future Water Users
Two Years after Quake, NELHA Still Struggles to Repair Damaged Pipelines
New & Noteworthy: Backtracking, Brinksmanship, and the Irradiator
FULL NOVEMBER 2008 ISSUE

V 19 Number 6 (December 2008)

Hawai`i County Board Deals Setback To Stalled Bridge Aina Le`a Project
Supreme Court Majority Supports Navy Sonar Tests without an EIS
New Report Supports Lifting Annual Limit On Interactions between Loggerheads, Fishers
Land Board Endorses Proposals For Biofuels, Biomass Facilities
Report Suggests Emissions Grew 22 Percent Since 1990
New and Noteworthy
FULL DECEMBER 2008 ISSUE