I am writing in response to your December 1998 editorial, “Albatross Workshop Won’t Save Birds.” I was disappointed by the headline on this editorial, especially since I was the workshop’s coordinator. Although your editorial mentioned that the Black-footed Albatross Workshop … Continued
In the March 1998 issue of Environment Hawai`i, Teresa Menard questioned the stability of the host preference of Phyllonorycter myricae Dechka, an exotic gracillariid moth proposed for introduction into Hawai`i as a biological control agent against fayatree, or Myrica faya … Continued
The Lu`uwai family of Makena, Maui, fished the nearshore waters of Ahihi-Kina`u for decades until 1973, when the area became the state’s first designated Natural Area Reserve, where boating and fishing are prohibited. Now, the Lu`uwais are breaking new ground … Continued
Off the windswept, isolated coast of northwestern Moloka`i, a three-year experiment in Native Hawaiian management of nearshore fisheries is at a crossroads. The legislative authorization for the experiment has run its course, but the group that undertook it remains hopeful … Continued