Environment

...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.”....

The company had also placed discarded materials and equipment in a drainage ditch that is recognized as a state water body and protected by state and federal regulations....

...for a new term that will begin July 1, 2017 and run for four (4) years....

...Growing Trees will Provide Opportunity for Purchase of Credits....

The report identifies environmental priorities for the State and makes important recommendations on measuring sustainability.....

...over federal Clean Water Act violations relating to a September 2013 molasses spill into Honolulu Harbor....

In the last five years, America’s wind turbines killed more than three times as many birds as the BP oil spill did....

Robert Farrell retired in 2015 as Assistant Chief for the California Department of Fish and Game. After retirement, Robert went to work for DOCARE as a conservation officer assigned to the Hilo district....

...the state and two federal departments formalized an agreement adding OHA as a co-trustee of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument....

...the State’s first interagency and comprehensive biosecurity plan to protect Hawai‘i’s agriculture, environment, economy and health....

Because it is on an extinct volcano, Oahu is rising out of the sea faster than the wildest projections of sea level rise from the Global Cooling Deniers.....

...But-but-but What about the separation of church and state?....

...a landmark report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, released earlier this month....

...Papahanuamokueakea MNM may account for a potential loss of about 2.5 million pounds per year of tuna and other pelagic species and affect more than 100 jobs....

EPA is seeking civil penalties of over $4.8 million....

Conversion therapy....

Pruitt led the fight against the Clean Power Plan, the Waters of the United States rule, and the Renewable Fuel Standard....

Here are needed repairs at some national parks in Hawaii....

...the cost for an agency to run the licensing program would likely eat up much of the revenue it was supposed to generate....

It is the most intensively managed of all fisheries in the State....

The Chairperson of DLNR will review the applications and select individuals that are deemed qualified to serve on the Water Security Advisory Group per the requirements of Act 172....

...18 Nene killed by the Kaheawa Pastures turbines with ridiculously small search areas and infrequent search intervals....

...these turbines are contributing to species extinction faster than any other source of energy....

...President's use of the Antiquities Act to declare new marine monuments in the United States' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is "an illegal and illegitimate use of presidential authority."....

Really Obvious Question: How much did DLNR pay for this 635 acre parcel?  --- DLNR isn't telling ....

...Community members will be trained to act as citizen scientists to 'Snap the Shore, See the Future'....

...for failure to submit payments and reports required of beverage distributors by the State’s Deposit Beverage Container law....

Due to a complex series of factors, including a long history of poorly thought out and misguided government policies, we find ourselves at a crossroads....