For the final project in the school year for the Hilo High School club Jr. Greenpeace, we decided to undertake one of the most rewarding activities: planting trees. So, once again, we all boarded a car heading along the winding … Continued
Now that sugar is dead, the the Big Island’s Waipi`o Valley community wants water diverted by the sugar industry more than a decade ago returned to their streams, which serve as habitat for the endemic `o`opu (fish), `opae (shrimp), and … Continued
State Limits Hunting in Bird Sanctuary: Why? The Pu`uwa`awa`a Forest Bird Sanctuary on the island of Hawai`i is crawling with feral sheep, goats, and pigs. For that matter, the entire upper portion of the ahupua`a is alive with the animals, … Continued
On June 2, at its first meeting of the year, the state Natural Area Reserves (NAR) Commission voted against cutting 4,000 acres from the Pu`u Maka`ala NAR on the Big Island. The only dissenter was the member appointed to represent … Continued
Lobbying the Hawai`i State legislature is a lot like playing chess. The difference, however, is that your pieces all have their own distinct personalities and you never know when they’re going to switch sides. And when you are lobbying on … Continued
Deep in the Alaka’i, Native Birds Slowly Yield Secrets to Scientists Kaua’i is often touted as the last great hope for some of Hawai’i’s imperiled birds. Its rain forests are relatively healthy and intact, it’s not yet heavily developed and … Continued
The recently approved memorandum of understanding between the Maui County Board of Water Supply (BWS) and Alexander & Baldwin calls for the two parties to arrive at several additional agreements relating to specific areas covered in the memorandum of understanding. … Continued
Environment Hawai`i has completed ten years of publication. With this issue, we embark on our second decade. It is an achievement in which we take some measure of pride. The newsletter has consistently given its readers reports that are neither … Continued
Elmer Cravalho, former mayor of Maui whose administration was often beset by controversy, is the new chairman of the Maui Board of Water Supply. And if the first meeting of his tenure in that office is any indication, controversy may … Continued