In September 1983, the residents of Mililani Town, in central O`ahu, were reeling from the news that their drinking water was a chemical cocktail whose ingredients, while dilute, might still bring on a wide range of frightening health problems. In … Continued
The state Department of Health has the legal responsibility to ensure that the water residents of the state drink is pure and healthy. To this end, it establishes maximum contaminant levels (most of which match federal MCLs) and monitors test … Continued
In 1976, Frederick Kaneshiro of Wahiawa wrote Russell Train, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Kaneshiro said he was concerned about reports that pesticides and herbicides, including powdered DDT, had been buried at the Animal Quarantine Station in Halawa Valley. … Continued
D-Day arrived March 1 at the Olinda Endangered Species Propagation Facility. For nearly 10 years, Olinda has been home to the state’s captive flock of `alala, the perilously endangered Hawaiian crow (Corvus hawaiiensis). The state’s captive flock of nene, the … Continued
At the end of February, biologists studying the `alala in the wild pegged their number at 14. Those include two pairs (only one of which has been known to produce fertile eggs) and one wild-reared juvenile. Both pairs are thought … Continued
What is The Peregrine Fund? According to its own publications, TPF was formed in 1970, when Tom Cade, a professor of ornithology at Cornell University, decided something needed to be done to save the peregrine falcon from extinction. Five years … Continued
Koa in some of the best `alala habitat in South Kona may soon be harvested, but, according to an agent of the landowners, far from the project harming `alala, it is being done actually to improve the birds’ habitat. The … Continued
Helen Baker is a researcher at the Olinda Endangered Species Facility who has been working for the last two years on nene and on a multi-year project whose eventual outcome was to have been the introduction to the wild of … Continued
Water Commission’s Performance Is Faulted by State Auditor The state auditor, Marion Higa, reports that her office found “serious problems” in the efforts of the Water Commission to carry out the requirements of the state Water Code, Chapter 174C of … Continued