It’s an `apapane party in the Kona unit of the Hakalau Forest Reserve. The bright morning sun glints off their pinkish-red bodies as they flit between `ohi`a trees. Their varied calls fill the forest. `Amakihi, `elepaio, and `i`iwi can also … Continued
“Our clients have been eminently patient… Our patience is wearing thin,” Earthjustice attorney Kapua Sproat told members of the state Commission on Water Resource Management at their January 11 meeting in Honolulu. It’s been 19 months since Sproat’s clients – … Continued
Aupaka czar. You won’t find a job description for this post among the thousands of positions listed with the state Department of Human Resources Development. But if the wahine noho kula, or aupaka (Isodendrion pyrifolium) is to be preserved into … Continued
The hot midday sun of a Kona summer beat down on Jill Wagner as she leapt into her car and began frantically punching numbers into her cell phone. At the same time, she circled the vacant land opposite Kealakehe High … Continued