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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
US Supreme Court Decision Takes 90% of Mauna Kea from DLNR
By Tom Lodge @ 12:52 AM
...As the sheep disappeared, the grasses, vines, and human-tall weeds were encouraged to overcome the mountain....
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Monday, November 17, 2014
DLNR vs Hawaii County: In Whose Interest?
By Tom Lodge @ 2:43 AM

DLNR sued the County of Hawaii for its ban on aerial hunting....

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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Palila, Let’s Keep the Story Straight
By Tom Lodge @ 10:03 PM

On April 8, 2013, EarthJustice secured a court order to resume aerial eradication on Mauna Kea....

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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Does Senate Bill 219 turn your Daddy’s Duck Gun into an Assault Weapon?
By Tom Lodge @ 1:10 AM

No hunter or target shooter currently uses an “assault weapon”. The term is a political and media invention, intended to cause confusion....

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Sunday, December 23, 2012
Why Not Hunting?
By Tom Lodge @ 12:42 PM

In Hawaii, hunting has had a long tradition that for political reasons is being eradicated....

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Friday, November 23, 2012
Hawaii County Vote is Referendum on Eradication
By Tom Lodge @ 5:59 PM

It is the aerial slaughter of sheep, goats, and pigs that prompted the referendum....

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Friday, October 26, 2012
Eradication: Who Are the Real Invasives?
By Tom Lodge @ 10:11 PM

...the pig is so much more than just a resource to the Ancient Hawaiian, and I hardly think that “invasive” ....

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Thursday, August 7, 2008
Sierra Club: Fence Mauna Kea, kill animals
By Tom Lodge @ 11:36 AM

Sheep eradication has failed at affecting Palila numbers—but it sure has killed a lot of sheep.

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