October 1992

A federal grand jury has charged Gordon Finlay and Finlay Testing Laboratories, Inc., both of Honolulu, with 24 counts of criminal acts under federal laws concerning the civilian use of radioactive materials and conspiracies to defraud. In the history of … Continued

The Department of the Attorney General issued, on July 24, 1992, a legal opinion as to whether and, if so how, the Department of Health could permit marinas to be constructed in Class AA waters of the state. Here are … Continued

In the 1970s, Maui County made a sound decision: to avoid using outfalls for disposal of effluent from its sewage treatment plants. The effluent was to be used instead for irrigation – it would be “reclaimed.” Thus, each of Maui’s … Continued

According to William Magruder, a marine botanist with Bishop Museum who also heads the state’s Algae Task Force, several species of algae have become nuisances in Maui waters. Most notorious have been species of the Cladophora genus. In 1989, Cladophora … Continued

“My name is Alan Arakawa. I am a grade 4 Wastewater Operator currently employed by the County of Maui at the Kahului Wastewater Reclamation Facility. For several years now I have felt that several of the practices performed by the … Continued

The possible link between effluent pumped into the Lahaina injection wells and blooms of algae off the coast has been discussed at length. Other suspected sources are drainage ditches and channelized streams, which carry runoff from agricultural fields and other … Continued

In the fall of 1991, Maui County initiated the steps needed to expand its Lahaina sewage treatment plant. It issued an environmental assessment (which determined that the project would yield no significant environmental impact). And it applied to the state … Continued