When it comes to the free flow of information, the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Wespac) has locked itself into the proverbial smoke-filled back room. While other regional councils are taking steps to make their actions more transparent, the Honolulu-based … Continued
Environmental Council ‘Marginalized’: Robert A. King has submitted his resignation as chairman of the state Environmental Council, setting forth his reasons in a blistering letter to Governor Linda Lingle. “I find I cannot perform my duties due to lack of … Continued
<b>Stranding Mystery – Solved:</b> July 3, 2004, saw some 150 melon-headed whales milling about in Hanalei Bay, apparently trying to beach themselves. Most were herded out to sea by a rescue team organized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; … Continued
Bird Study Reveals, Dispels Overlaps in Diets of Native, Introduced Species Over the past year or so, research on the endangered `akepa (Loxops coccineus) by the husband-and-wife team of University of Hawai`i zoology professor Leonard Freed and Rebecca Cann, also … Continued
You could tell it was a big deal by the throng that had gathered October 15 at the `Iao Congregational Church to hear final arguments in the Na Wai `Eha contested case hearing. People filled the dozen or so rows … Continued
It seemed to come down to integrity versus practicality. And integrity lost. On September 24, the state Land Use Commission heard hours of testimony and debate about whether or not it should grant the City and County of Honolulu a … Continued
Is the third time the charm? The owners of a slice of coastal land in West Hawai`i, the subject of a pending petition before the state Land Use Commission, are hoping so. In January, the final environmental impact statement for … Continued
The temptation to dismiss reporting violations as mere technical infractions is often strong, especially among the violators. But one of the best explanations of the importance of reporting water use information is found on the website of the Commission on … Continued
What’s to be done when the state doesn’t follow its own rules? And not just the state, but county agencies and the majority of other holders of water use permits? The question arises in the course of reading the recent … Continued
PingSun Leung and Matthew Loke. “Economic Impacts of Increasing Hawai`i’s Food Self-Sufficiency.” Cooperative Extension Service, Economic Issues, Dec. 2008 (EI-16). Cooperative Extension Service, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai`i at Manoa. David S. Battisti and Rosamond … Continued