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Monk Seal Plan Should Be Supported
Maui Tomorrow Foundation supports the draft programmatic environmental impact statement for the Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Plan. The most controversial (and most misunderstood) action in the plan, Alternative 4,…
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DLNR Meetings This Saturday!
Important Reminder: The DLNR’s Maui Public Listening Sessions are scheduled for Saturday, September 17, 2011. We would like to encourage community members to attend the meeting and tell DLNR that…
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Planner: Maui Shorelines Impaired by Development
Because more and more of Maui’s sandy shorelines are being “impaired” by development and uncontrollable environmental issues, laws and procedures to protect the environment must be followed, county and…
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Monk Seals on Verge of Extinction
by AUDREY McAVOY, Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaiian monk seal — the nation’s most imperiled marine mammal — is on the verge of getting its own emergency room. A…
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Hawaiian Monk Seals
By Danielle MersbergReprinted from The Moloka’i Dispatch The Hawaiian Monk Seals are endangered species that need to be restored because they are native, and it is out…
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Investigation Tracks Suspected Pollution From Lahaina Facility
August 5th, 2011 By Wendy Osher The US Environmental Protection Agency joins state and federal agencies this week in launching an investigation to track suspected pollution from the Lahaina…
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Gov Abercrombie OKs 65 year Fish Farm Leases
In a move which confused his supporters, Governor Abercrombie, signed into law an extension of the controversial open ocean aquaculture leases to 65 years. This despite originally putting them…
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ForTheFishes.org Campaigns to Ban Aquarium Collecting
Rene Umberger on Maui, is working with a coalition to ban the sale of Hawaiian reef wildlife by the aquarium trade. Rene says: If you believe Hawaii’s reef wildlife belongs on…
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NRDC: Beach Water Quality Report
Approximately 17% of National Beach Advisories/Closings Occur in Hawaii HONOLULU, HAWAII– Pollution from stormwater runoff and sewage overflows continue to plague America’s beaches, contributing to 4,215 closing and advisory days in…
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