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 delist Humpback Whales from the endangered species list. Mr. Fernandez has also objected to Monk Seal protections and advocated re-opening the Northwest islands to fishing (See […]
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. The Malama Oneloa morning cleanup will meet at the park’s second entrance parking at 9am. Volunteers will remove alien plants and clean the beach and wooded […]
EPA Will Hold Workshop on Maui
Environmental Protection Agency officials are planning to conduct a series of public workshops focusing on “Green Street Strategies” and “Sustainable Strategies for Small Town and Rural Areas” and will hold a presentation from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Kahului Community Center. Maui County is one of 56 communities across the nation that will […]
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 draft environmental assessment, published April 23 in The Environmental Notice, will run through May 23. The proposal calls for a single application process for restoration, […]
I Aloha Moloka’i Applauds Resolution
From I Aloha Molokai On April 23rd, the Senate voted unanimously to pass House Concurrent Resolution 189 that was introduced by Representative Mele Carroll. Representative Carroll and her staff worked with I Aloha Molokai to draft the Resolution that requests that the Governor engage with the islands of Molokai and Lanai in energy planning. The […]
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 News, Council member Ellie “Cochran, who chairs the council Infrastructure and Environmental Management committee, said that the issue at Honokeana Cove is already on her radar, and […]