Getting species added to the state’s noxious species list isn’t easy. Any proposed plant must meet five criteria to be designated. For species that are already in Hawai`i, designation helps to provide the legal authority to control them, including a … Continued
Buildup in Guam, Cuts in Inspections Increase Brown Tree Snake Risk Here “About a dozen species of native forest birds were present and in stable populations” when the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) arrived in Guam in the late 1940s, … Continued
For a few years, questions about the impacts of climate change were hypothetical. Supposing the predictions are true, what then? After a while, the nature of the questions shifted: What can be done now to mitigate the effects of climate … Continued
Changes to Conservation District Rules Have Natural Resource Managers Worried “We’re all adults here. What are they really concerned with?” Sam Lemmo said. Then, answering his own question: “They don’t want to be subject to an EA.” Under the proposed … Continued
The Enemy of my Enemy…: Ants are relative newcomers to Hawai`i, and generally not welcome ones at that. But in an article published in the July issue of Pacific Science, three German scientists discuss an unusual case of mutualism involving … Continued
It was practically a secret for months. But in late August, state Department of Land and Natural Resources staff and members of the public (including Environment Hawai`i and Carroll Cox of Envirowatch) were starting to ask about the elusive emergency … Continued
Robert Lu`uwai, for one, was glad to see it finally happening, but others seemed to think it was not only a waste of money, but a hassle and an abortion of due process. Last month in the Kihei Elementary School … Continued
It was a day of extremes. One of the largest areas subject to a Land Use Commission petition – roughly 57,000 contiguous acres – was disposed of in one of the shortest LUC meetings in recent memory – less than … Continued
The challenges of dealing with invasive species can seem daunting, whether on a local or a global scale. But at a meeting last month in Waikoloa, the scientists, researchers, and natural-resource managers who are on the front lines in the … Continued
“We’re plunking millions into these programs. Do we really know where we are?” asked Sharon Moriwaki, co-chair of the University of Hawai`i’s Energy Policy Forum and moderator of last month’s Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit panel on measuring and reporting … Continued