In the 1950s, Joseph Rock, the father of Hawaiian botany, still loved to get out into the field. With the construction of jeep roads during World War II, many of the remote places he had visited in the early part … Continued
If the discussions at this year’s meeting of the American Association for the Advance ment of Science are any indication, the only debate about human-induced global warm ing that is meaningful any more is not over whether it will occur, … Continued
Since the 1980s, the County of Hawai‘i has operated a “convenience center” at Miloli‘i, a small, remote fishing village in South Kona. For many years, it was a dump by another name. More recently, residents have been able to toss … Continued
A New Contender: Like any self-respecting thug, Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus japonicus (Theobald) has an alias: Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) japonicus (Theobald). Whichever name you choose, you can just call it dangerous. Linda Burnham Larish, an entomologist with the vector control branch of … Continued
Escargot, Anyone? Add another species to Hawai`i’s list of strange wee beasties. Researchers at the University of Hawai`i have discovered on Maui a native caterpillar that dines exclusively on native snails. Daniel Rubinoff and William P. Haines, both of the … Continued
Ka‘u Community Nears Its Goal To Add Waiohonu To Forest Reserve “I’ve never seen a proposal so rich with prom ise as this one,” said Susan Marinelli, a Hawai‘i resident who has been doing conser vation work for 21 years. … Continued
Will the third time be the charm? That, apparently, is the hope of the owner of a lot in ‘Ewa Beach who is seeking approval for a seawall built more than 20 years ago. In 1985 and 1995, she applied … Continued
Some seawalls are easier to sell than others. Take the case of a revetment that Randall and Shelley Bennett are seeking to rebuild at La‘ie, on the northern end of the windward side of O‘ahu. In April, the public and … Continued
“An EA/EIS should be done to see if there is any lasting problems,” said Hubert Olipares in an email last December, com menting on a plan by Mera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., to discharge into the ground effluent from its planned genetically … Continued