E Ho'omau I Ke Ola
‘Ua’u Lahi, a boy living in Wainiha Valley, refused all food except the flesh of birds, but as most birds were small it was a problem to know how to satisfy his hunger, so he and his uncle repaired to … Continued
Book Reviews: The North Atlantic Heads South
Daniel Pauly and Jay Maclean. In a Perfect Ocean: The State of Fisheries and Ecosystems in the North Atlantic Ocean. Island Press: 2003. 175 pages (including index). $50.00 cloth; $25.00 paper. To many involved in fisheries manage-ment, the North Atlantic … Continued
Stalking the Wild Coqui
Kim Tavares of the state Department of Agriculture has tips for homeowners who want to rid themselves of a handful of noisy coqui. “Take your Ziploc bag and flashlight,” she says. “Start even before it gets dark if the frog … Continued
Fungus Devastating Frogs Globally May Hold Key to Local Eradication
Chytridiomycosis. Bill Kenoi, a member of the Coqui Frog Working Group and administrative assistant to Big Island Mayor Harry Kim, stumbles over the word as he introduces Richard Speare, a professor from James Cook University in Queensland, Australia. But when … Continued
Board Talk
Damon Estate Hopes to Avoid Fine, Restore Logged Lands in Ka’u In April, the Board of Land and Natural Resources fined Damon Estate $480,335 for allowing Steve’s Ag Services to take hundreds of trees from Conservation District land owned by … Continued
Maui Site Visit Is Scuttled; Young Says Poor 'Sunshine Law' Training Is To Blame
The Office of Information Practices has a take on the Sunshine Law that is at variance with that of the Attorney General, OIP head Les Kondo has acknowledged – one that favors closed meetings over open ones. Disclosure of the … Continued
Fisheries Council Pushes To Lift Closures Imposed To Protect Turtles
Where does jeopardy lie? That’s the question that the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is trying to answer as it deals with the demands of Honolulu-based longline fishers to lift restrictions intended to reduce the number of endangered sea … Continued
'Ahihi-Kina'u Crisis Raises Debate Over Commercial Use in Reserves
The fate of the state’s first Natural Area Reserve may be to cease being one. “‘Ahihi-Kina’u has restricted park use written all over it,” said Dan Davidson at the Natural Area Reserve System Commission’s June 6 meeting. Davidson is deputy … Continued
O`ahu Faces Costly Solutions to Water Woes
The bill is finally coming due. After years of free-wheeling application of pesticides and fertilizers by agricultural businesses and the profligate consumption of water by consumers, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) and its ratepayers are facing a multi-million … Continued
Book Reviews
Ferns, Fungi, and Frightening Things Daniel D. Palmer. Hawai`i’s Ferns and Fern Allies. University of Hawai`i Press: 2003. 324 pages (including index). $60.00 cloth. How do you tell an Australian tree fern (aggressive invader) from one of Hawai`i’s natives? To … Continued