September 1994 PDF
September 1994
Stressed-Out Lobster Populations Force Early Closure of 1994 Season
After two years of no commercial lobster fishing in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were hopeful that stocks had recovered enough to allow a normal season this year. But in early August, the … Continued
Energy Department Seeks Comments On Draft EIS for Spent Nuclear Fuel
One year ago, Environment Hawai`i reported on the interim storage of spent nuclear fuel from dismantled Navy reactors at Pearl Harbor and other sites around the country. Recently, the Department of Energy released a draft environmental impact statement covering the … Continued
Tenant-Landlord Disputes Aplenty Over Amfac's Use of State Land, Water
On September 19, 1912, at 3:45 p.m., the Board of Public Lands of the Territory of Hawai`i met at the office of board member R.H. Trent in Honolulu. According to minutes, the meeting had been called “to consider the question … Continued
Fingers in the Dikes: State Tries To Plug Flow from Kahana Tunnel
The Ko`olau range is one of two extinct volcanoes that make up the island of O`ahu. Most of the rock in the Ko`olau mountains is porous — a`a and pahoehoe lava flows, volcanic clinkers and breccia — but throughout much … Continued
Waiahole Water: Where Will It Go When Sugar Is Gone?
The Hawaiian irrigation projects, though they are so far away and function so smoothly that few ever think of them, are the most remarkable and permanent change that man has wrought in the islands. If on some ultimate judgment day … Continued