The small wetland whose filling is imminent was overlooked in the initial surveys of the area proposed for the Haleiwa Bypass Road. Still, it has received what amounts to a moving eulogy from the consultants hired by the Department of … Continued
In June and August of 1981, the state and the federal government, respectively, signed off on an environmental impact statement cover–ing the Haleiwa bypass road. The two-lane highway would run south and east of Haleiwa town, extending from Weed Junction, … Continued
Department of Health Flip-Flops On Removal of Moloka`i Fishpond Wall Nearly two years ago, Environment Hawai`i reported on the construction of a 14-foot-wide rock wall into the ocean near Kainalu, Moloka`i. (See “[url=/members_archives/archives_more.php?id=1157_0_31_0_C]Corps of Engineers Nears Decision on Controversial Moloka`i … Continued
In October 1971, John Lynwood Zeller acquired a small (5,400 square feet, more or less) parcel along Kane`ohe Bay, just north of the Hygienic Store. Less than four years later, the state Comptroller, under whose jurisdiction falls the office of … Continued
A mediated settlement has been reached over what to do in the short term about Waiahole Ditch water that has been emptied into gulches on the leeward side of O`ahu. O`ahu Sugar Company’s practice of wasting the water — 14 … Continued
We reprint in full the report of Elizabeth L. Lyons, D.V.M., M.S., of her inspection of a part of the Ma`alaea ranch in September 1993. On 18 September 1993, I accompanied staff from the Maui Humane Society, the Maui County … Continued
On Maui, owners of a cattle ranch on some 4,800 acres of state land stood trial in December on charges of cruelty to animals. Just one water trough (an old bathtub), filled manually from time to time, existed on the … Continued