Hunters Are Shot Down in Appeal Of Federal Court’s Palila Decision For the last two years, a group of sheep hunters on the Big Island have been working to overturn a federal court’s order requiring the state of Hawai`i to … Continued
The tug of war over water on O`ahu continues. The transfer last November of an `Ewa water well permit from Campbell Estate to the Board of Water Supply (BWS) has raised arguments by windward farmers and activists that the estate … Continued
Curbside Recycling Makes a Comeback in Kailua It’s 8 o’clock on a sunny Wednesday morning in Kailua, and I’m sitting on a bench outside Kalapawai Market – a historic green-and-white, Mom-‘n’-Pop store fronting the beach park. Half of Kailua congregates … Continued
Since before the time of human contact and for centuries thereafter, the coastal plain between Kekaha and Mana on Kaua`i’s western shore has been a wetland. But as state agencies and private parties discuss what to do in the wake … Continued
Anthony Kauahi, irrigation superintendent for Kekaha Sugar Company, leads a small caravan through dusty backroads, between sugarcane fields to a storm ravine. As members of the state Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) pile out of their trucks, Kauahi shows them that … Continued