Environment

...Underwater: State’s Costs of Hawai‘i Superferry....

...On June 6, the Governor of Hawaii signed two bills that his office described as supporting the Paris Agreement....

...A three day operation last week resulted in additional arrests and the dismantling of large, illegal camps in Kalalau Valley....

The Hawaii Aquarium fishery was proven sustainable by a 17 year study of the fishery....

“The Hawaii aquarium fishing community has offered alternative legislation and a willingness to work with DLNR to improve the permit system and ensure that it is based in sound science” 

The noise generated by wind turbines affected the sonar that whales use to navigate, causing them to beach themselves....

...A Scientist Didn’t Disclose Important Data—and Let Everyone Believe a Popular Weedkiller Causes Cancer....

...According to Nature and Scientific American, claims of coral damage from sunscreen are a bunch of hype....

“Our study shows...it takes very little warming for conditions to turn deadly in the tropics.”

The Department of Health, which administers the Program, has been aware of this flawed payment system since 2006 but has done little to address it....

...Democrats—who so piously declare themselves champions of the middle class and working families—will have accomplished nothing but to further increase the already exorbitant cost of living in Hawaii....

...oddly enough, global warmers are still not lining up to accept my very generous offer of 10% of assessed value for their Hawaii oceanfront real estate....

The law is set to go into effect on Dec. 31, 2018....

...More sweetheart contracts to buy overpriced electricity from campaign contributors....

...policies like those resulting from the Paris agreement will have little impact on global temperatures....

...Hawaii Legislators pledge to Keep Shoveling Money to Silicon Valley Billionaires like Elon Musk....

As case number 15 of rat lungworm disease came to light last month, my blood boils a bit because of what has happened over the last several years....

...Does anybody really believe that 90% of the public has even heard of the aquarium fisheries issue--much less have an opinion on it?

The DOI allegedly removed from this sentence: “Global climate change drives sea-level rise, increasing the frequency of coastal flooding.”

...UH plans King Tides “citizen science” project -- submitting photos online....

“There is a limit to how much energy you can extract from a moving fluid, the Betz limit, and wind turbines are already close to it ….

...sometimes you just have to stop and laugh....

...The fine is based on an inspection DOH officials did March 28-29 in response to Democratic Party insiders....

... Four Pacific 'Monuments' are under review ....

What is done by executive power can be undone by executive power....

...in 2016 26 percent of the electricity used by customers came from renewable resources - up from 23 percent the year before....

...some environmentalists are saying open-ocean aquaculture deserves a fresh look....

The Historic Hawaiʻi Foundation will honor the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Office of Maunakea Management (OMKM) for its outstanding preservation efforts of Maunakea....

...the Star-Adv omits any reference to “Hanapohaku Project Manager Linda Schatz”, also known as Mrs Brian Schatz....

...and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs ponied up $500K buying Kamanao Crabbe the chance to MC the event....

...the Makauwahi Cave Reserve be the recipient of $125,000 for a supplemental environmental project to be funded by Hawai‘i Dairy Farms....

...ending a 40-year-long battle to preserve the area....

The first business in Hawaii to earn the certification, Monsanto’s Upper Kunia Farm has been focused on increasing yields while using fewer resources, and has successfully diverted 98 percent of its waste....

...in response to a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network North America....

If it were not for groups like Audubon and the Sierra Club etc. making millions off dead eagles and endangered species through mitigation, these groups would probably have a completely different opinion about wind energy’s “incidental take” permits....

...request that the President remove fishing prohibitions within the Marine National Monuments in the U.S. Pacific Islands....

By voluntarily filing an EIS for his dairy farm on Kauai, Omidyar has now brought about a court ruling for the first time ever mandating EIS for farmers statewide....

... but, but, but--How can we make the humans feel guilty now? ....

...only pesticides from agriculture harm only native Hawaiians who are apparently immune to pesticides used on luxury resorts and golf courses.... 

...this assessment generates management options for a range of overfishing risk levels....

This major event for medical professionals is part of Gov. David Ige’s statewide initiative to address community concerns about chronic exposures to pesticides, Vog, lead, mercury and other environmental hazards (allegedly) affecting our keiki....

Should the HDOT determine that a private ferry operation or public-private partnership is the desired model for the proposed ferry service the entity shall develop a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit for potential commercial ferry operators....

By developing a rule that recognizes the need to work with states to address water issues, the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers will be helping the environment, not hurting it....

The new study found the endangered hoary bat populations could decline by 90 percent in the next 50 years as more wind turbines are built....

...method used across the U.S. mainland....

... an EIS which they are not required to submit ....

The extension adds eight calendar days to the 30 calendar days allowed by statute for the approving agency to decide if the FEIS is acceptable....

...researchers have determined that an average of 15.5 bats are killed at each individual wind turbine site every year....

...Must read: AG responds to 9 questions from Ing.  Short version of responses: “No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, and No.”....