Maui County Builds First, Seeks Permits Later The Maui Economic Opportunity’s new facility on Moloka’i has office space, a child-care facility a playground and parking lot. What it lacks is an environmental assessment and a Special Management Area permit. Mayor … Continued
Starting in the 1970s, the state of Hawai`i’s Department of Health began to issue to Hawaiian Western Steel notices of violation of air quality rules. Violations continued, off and on, until the very last days of the plant’s operation in … Continued
In 1959, Hawaiian Western Steel was one of the first tenants of the new Campbell Industrial Park. The plant was built and owned by a Canadian steel company, Western Canada Steel, Ltd. The technology used then was the same as … Continued
On September 9, 1992, Representative John Dingell of Michigan, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations, issued a memorandum to members of his subcommittee. The memo had been prepared by his staff, … Continued
As the Public Is Poisoned, State Casts its Lot with Polluter Will they get away with it? “They” are Hawaiian Western Steel and Campbell Estate. “It” is the indisputable record of crimes against the environment and the public compiled during … Continued
September 16, 1992: Across the country, newspapers carry reports of a hearing on Capitol Hill into the Justice Department’s failure to press criminal charges against six companies identified by congressional staffers as among the most flagrant polluters in the nation. … Continued