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29 Oct 2014

Editorial

by Teresa | posted in: Editorial, September 2003 | 0

What Will It Take to Save A Refuge? From the murk that surrounds the federal government’s dealings with the former owners of the South Kona unit of the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, one indisputable fact emerges. The former owners … Continued

29 Oct 2014

From the Editor's Desk

by Teresa | posted in: April 2002, Editorial, Opinion | 0

State Water Commission, Land Board Have Lost Sight of Their Mandates The long wait is almost over. If all goes according to plan, by mid-summer, the twin falls at the back of Waipi`o Valley should be restored. The picture-postcard-perfect vista … Continued

29 Oct 2014

Editorial

by Teresa | posted in: Editorial, November 2002 | 0

Oh, Give Me A Home: Rent-Free, Please, at Pu`uwa`awa`a I can’t afford to buy a house in Hawai`i, and rent is expensive. But for a favored few, the state, bless its heart, has a subsidized housing program that allows them … Continued

29 Oct 2014

Editorial

by Teresa | posted in: April 2001, Editorial | 0

A Sea Change Is Needed in Fisheries Management What makes a good fisherman? Used to be, it was skill in finding fish. The more a fisherman brought in, the greater his or her perceived skill. It is time to rethink … Continued

29 Oct 2014

Editorial: Alternative Energy: The Moral Imperative for Hawai`i

by Teresa | posted in: Editorial, January 2001 | 0

In recent weeks, floods in Europe, dead or dying corals in the Indian Ocean, rising temperatures and melting ice packs have all been laid at the door of manmade changes in Earth’s atmosphere, brought about largely as a result of … Continued

29 Oct 2014

Editorial: `Ewa’s Golden Triangle: Fool’s Gold for the State

by Teresa | posted in: Editorial, July 2001 | 0

Ah, the perils of the Golden Triangle. No, not that Golden Triangle, the dark confluence of Burma, Laos, and Thailand notorious for its phenomenal production of opium. We’re referring to Hawai`i’s own 1,100-acre GT in the `Ewa area of O`ahu. … Continued

29 Oct 2014

Editorial

by Teresa | posted in: Editorial, June 2001 | 0

A Flawed Timber License Doesn’t Merit Board Approval What is the state to do? Forty years ago, native forests, described as degraded by professional foresters, were bulldozed and replanted with varieties of exotic trees in the hope Hawai`i would some … Continued

29 Oct 2014

Editorial

by Teresa | posted in: Editorial, May 2001 | 0

Water Commission Has Lost Its Way What’s it going to take to get the Commission on Water Resource Management to protect the state’s water? Change the law? Not really. The state Water Code, adopted in 1987 to fulfill a promise … Continued

29 Oct 2014

Editorial

by Teresa | posted in: August 2000, Editorial | 0

To Save the Albatross, Lose the Plastic The figures are staggering: for the last few years, more than a hundred million metric tons – 220 billion pounds – of plastic is turned loose on Earth’s environment annually. The cumulative total … Continued

29 Oct 2014

Editorial

by Teresa | posted in: Editorial, January 2000 | 0

Saving Leatherbacks: The Injunction Isn’t Enough Leatherback sea turtles are awesome. Not in the trite sense in which that term has entered the vernacular, but in the true, full meaning of the word. They inspire awe, reverence, and humility. Leatherbacks … Continued