Environment Hawai`i has completed ten years of publication. With this issue, we embark on our second decade. It is an achievement in which we take some measure of pride. The newsletter has consistently given its readers reports that are neither … Continued
The language in the biological opinion that the National Marine Fisheries Service issued that sets terms on the Hawai`i longline fishery couldn’t be clearer. If the fishery is to continue to operate, observers must be on board enough boats in … Continued
The special vulnerability of children to pesticides is well established. Even those chemicals claimed to be ñsafeî by manufacturers and applicators and used in perfect accordance with label instructions can have dire effects on youngsters. So why is it that … Continued
Neighbors: we’re to love them as we love ourselves, the Bible says. In the same vein, being neighborly means a willingness to lend a hand, an egg, a cup of sugar. Neighborhoods were areas where everyone knew everyone else and, … Continued
Section 171-33 of Hawai`i Revised Statutes is a good law. It calls for the state Board of Land and Natural Resources to plan for the use of state lands and, in paragraph 9, mandates the board to “determine, two years … Continued
For five years, the state Department of Health has been going after the operator of an illegal dump in Wai`anae. There’s no mystery as to the responsible party. There’s no lack of evidence. On occasions too numerous to count, the … Continued