Court Hears Challenge to Aquarium Collecting

The Honolulu District Court yesterday heard closing summaries a case against the State of Hawaii for issuing aquarium collecting permits without an Environmental impact study. The public trust law firm Earthjustice,…

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Monk seal conflict

Trisha Kehaulani Watson writing in The Garden Isle Monk seals on Kaua‘i are a hard issue. There are very hard debates to be had about balancing conversation…

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NY Times on Monk Seal Killings

Who Would Kill a Monk Seal? “ The most recent wave of Hawaiian-monk-seal murders began on the island of Molokai in November 2011. An 8-year-old male seal was found…

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Group Wants Humpback Whales Delisted

Hawaii Fishermen’s Alliance for Conservation and Tradition Inc., a group apparently led by Kailua-Kona fisherman Phil Fernandez , filed a petition to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last month to…

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Malama Oneloa Cleanup

Save Makena.org, a project of Maui Tomorrow Foundation, invites visitors and community members to help care for Oneloa (“Big Beach”), at Makena State Park on Saturday, May 18, 2013….

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DLNR seeks public input on fishponds

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is seeking public comment on a proposal to streamline the permitting process for traditional Hawaiian fishponds. The comment period on the proposal’s…

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Condo gates off access to Honokeana beach

Saying that “busloads” of people are using their facilities, the Honokeana Cove Resort Condominiums has gated off access through their property to Honokeana Cove. According to the Maui…

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Sea Level Rise Threatens Maui

Sea-level rise (SLR) threatens islands and coastal communities due to vulnerable infrastructure and populations concentrated in low-lying areas. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data were used…

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Maui Fishermen invited to Talk Story with DLNR Chairperson

KAHULUI — Maui fishermen are invited to an informal “talk story” session with Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Chairperson William J. Aila, Jr. from 6 to 8…

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Monk Seal Death Could Have Been Prevented

LATEST MONK SEAL DEATH INCREASES CONCERN OF FISHERY IMPACTS

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