October 2000

Hidden Valleys: The Thrill of Hiking Places Rarely Seen Over the summer, I decided that I wanted to really explore Hawai`i, the Big Island where I live. After vacations to distant places, I knew that just a car ride away … Continued

Court Says LUC Can’t Delegate Rights of Hawaiians to Developer The Hawai`i Supreme Court has sent back to the state Land Use Commission its approval of a 1,000-acre high-end residential resort development at Ka`upulehu, in the Big Island district of … Continued

With a Helping Hand, Mother Nature Reclaims Kaupo Haleakala has always held a special place in my heart. It’s one of the few places in Hawai`i where one can find true quiet and solitude and experience the joys of walking … Continued

Lena Schnell held the Sony Walkman and amplified speaker above her head and broadcast the call of the `elepaio through the forest in Kipuka `Alala on the northern slope of Mauna Loa. Schnell, a biologist at the U.S. Army Pohakuloa … Continued

Endangered Fragile Fern Asplenium fragile K. Presl var. insulare C. Morton (Aspleniaceae) Hawaiian mint, Honohono Haplostachys haplostachya (A. Gray) St.John(Laminaceae) Leather leaf sweet ear, Kio`ele Hedyotis coriacea Sm. (Rubiaceae) Spotted nettle bush Neraudia ovata Gaud. (Urticaceae) Hard-fruit purslane, Po`e Portulaca … Continued

Katsuya “Kats” Yamada, a hunter fighting the realignment of Saddle Road on the Big Island of Hawai`i, is concerned that planners did not pick “the most environmentally sensitive option” for constructing a key part of the road. Another hunter, John … Continued