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2 Jul 2020

ADC Finally Starts Charging Fees to Galbraith Tenants for Well Water

by Teresa | posted in: Agriculture, EH-XTRA | 0

On May 20, the state Agribusiness Development Corporation’s board of directors approved a new water user agreement that will require anyone drawing from the agency’s Bott Well Pump Station to pay $0.89 per thousand gallons. The well, which has a … Continued

Teresa Dawson
2 Jul 2020

Kaneohe Yacht Club Keeps Permit, For Now

by Teresa | posted in: Board Talk, EH-XTRA | 0

The Department of Land and Natural Resources is still trying to figure out what to do with the revocable permit that the Kaneohe Yacht Club in Windawrd Oahu has held since 1977.  The agency has resolved in recent years to … Continued

2 Oct 2019

Judge in Kahala Case Denies Motion for Reconsideration

by Teresa | posted in: EH-XTRA | 0

In our October 2019 article, “Pohakuloa Ruling Spurs Motion For Reconsideration in Kahala Case,” we reported that 1st Circuit Judge Jeffrey Crabtree was scheduled to hear arguments at the start of the month on David Kimo Frankel’s motion for reconsideration … Continued

13 Aug 2019

Rats Nearly Gone from Lehua Island

by Patricia Tummons | posted in: EH-XTRA, Invasives, Pesticides | 0

Good news from Lehua!  The state Department of Land and Natural Resources reports that the small island, just off the western coast of Kaua`i, has seen a near-total reduction in the rat population following three applications of a rodenticide. Predation by … Continued

29 Jul 2019

2nd Hawai`i Lawsuit Filed Against Monsanto over Roundup Use

by Patricia Tummons | posted in: EH-XTRA, Pesticides | 0

In recent months, juries around the country have awarded hundreds of millions of dollars to people who claim that their use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, has caused cancer or even death to them or their loved ones. … Continued

Patricia Tummons
4 Jul 2019

Moloka‘i Group Seeks Restoration of Mountain Streams

by Patricia Tummons | posted in: EH-XTRA, Water | 0

The law firm Earthjustice has petitioned the state Commission on Water Resource Management in an effort to halt what it says is the waste of stream water on Moloka‘i. Moloka‘i Ranch takes the water from seven intakes on four streams … Continued

6 Jun 2019

Another Court Action Against Hu Honua Moves Forward

by Patricia Tummons | posted in: EH-XTRA, Energy | 0

On June 6, Judge Greg K. Nakamura of the 3rdCircuit Court in Hilo heard arguments on several motions to dismiss a lawsuit filed last fall by Claudia Rohr. It was the second complaint that Rohr had brought in an effort … Continued

10 May 2019

Consider Greenhouse Gases, High Court Tells PUC in Remanding Hu Honua Decision

by Patricia Tummons | posted in: EH-XTRA, Energy | 0

The Hawai`i Supreme Court has weighed in on the question of whether greenhouse gas emissions need to be considered before the Public Utilities Commission can approve power-purchase agreements with independent power companies. And the answer is: Yes!  The commission “erred … Continued

Patricia Tummons
9 May 2019

After 20 Years, ‘Alalā Nest in the Wild Again

by Teresa | posted in: EH-XTRA | 0

“Two ‘alalā in the Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve have reached a new milestone, one not seen in the forests of Hawaiʻi for almost 20 years. They have built a nest,” The ‘Alalā Project announced in a May 8 press … Continued

Teresa Dawson
8 Mar 2019

Appeals Court Tosses Aina Lea Question to Hawaii Supreme Court

by Patricia Tummons | posted in: EH-XTRA | 0

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has punted on the question of whether DW Aina Lea Development, LLC, should be able to bring a lawsuit against the state of Hawaii six years after the Land … Continued

Patricia Tummons

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In This Issue

  • April 2021 PDF April 1, 2021
  • Rising Seas Compromise Coastal Cesspools, Deliver Sewage to Nearshore Ecosystems April 1, 2021
  • Thousands of Cesspools Harm Reefs, But Fixing Them Will Cost Billions April 1, 2021
  • Planning Commission Confronts Challenges of Cesspool Conversion April 1, 2021
  • Are Pacific Marine Monuments Safe Now? Maybe Not, Chief Justice Roberts Suggests April 1, 2021
  • Feds Seek Input From Fishery Councils On Climate Crisis, Conservation Goals April 1, 2021
  • Board Talk: Fate of Endangered Forest Birds Hinges On Landscape-Scale Mosquito Control April 1, 2021
  • New & Noteworthy: Recycling Bill, American Samoa Appeal April 1, 2021

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