Posted 04/29/2013 (Environment Hawai`i editor Patricia Tummons has been reporting on Wespac since 1994. This commentary reflects her personal view.) Enough is enough. Enough “complimentary” upgrades to swank hotel suites and first-class cabins. The bills may not reflect it, but someone … Continued
Posted 04/09/2013 Efforts by the Hawai`i County Council to outlaw aerial hunting of mouflon and sheep on Mauna Kea have been struck down by U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright. Following a short hearing in Seabright’s courtroom on April 8, … Continued
Posted 3/29/13 An error in the Commerce Appropriations Act for 2013 could curb the catch of bigeye tuna by Hawai`i-based longline vessels just as the high-demand holiday season starts up. As readers of Environment Hawai`i may recall, in November 2011, … Continued
Posted 01/24/2013 The Hawai`i Department of Transportation has been notified by the U.S. Department of Justice that it may soon be indicted for criminal violations of the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Endangered Species Act. On December 20, … Continued
Posted 01/11/2013 Susie Yong, a dear friend and longtime office administrator, has died. She passed away the night of January 10 at her home in Hilo. Susie had just turned 63. We celebrated our birthdays together just last week. Although her … Continued
Posted 11/30/2012 The Intermediate Court of Appeals has sided with a group of Hawaiians living in East Maui who had sought a contested-case hearing over the state Commission on Water Resource Management’s decision to amend stream flows in the area. … Continued
Posted 11/02/2012 Two conservation groups are suing the National Marine Fisheries Service, challenging its new rule expanding the number of loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles that may be taken by the Hawai`i swordfish fishery. The complaint seeks both injunctive relief … Continued
Posted 10/09/2012 Despite the fact that it has not met the legal notification requirements, the state Forest Stewardship Advisory Panel is still planning to hold a meeting tomorrow, October 12. Environment Hawai’i, which has requested to receive notice of all … Continued
Posted 09/24/2012 The Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator, Lisa P. Jackson, is being sued by opponents of the Hu Honua power plant. The plant, in Pepe’ekeo, is being built on the site of a sugar mill. Its operators say they will … Continued
Posted 09/18/2012 The National Marine Fisheries Service has announced it is accepting further public comment on a petition to list the Hawai`i insular population of false killer whales as a distinct population segment eligible for protection under the Endangered Species Act. … Continued