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News, updates, finds, stories, and tidbits from staff and community members at KAHEA. Got something to share? Email us at: kahea-alliance@hawaii.rr.com.
Wai'anae Farmland Saved!
Land Use Commission rejected Tropic Land's industrial park proposed for farmland in Lualualei Valley.
Bulldozers Stopped! For Now.
On February 25, 2011, the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) voted to “conditionally approve” the construction permit for the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea. This means no bulldozers, until the appeal (also known as a “contested case”) filed by the Mauna Kea hui is completed.
We are going there to listen.
Journalist Tiffany Hervey reflects on her journey to the summit of Mauna Kea for winter solstice ceremonies.
It’s “Kill Bill” Time
The 2011 Hawai`i Legislative Session is one short month from sine die (closing) and bills are racing to make their deadlines. A select few bad bills, if passed, would be particularly harmful to the effort of protecting Hawai`i’s natural and cultural public trust resources. Together, we can help kill these bad proposals.
What is a Contested Case Hearing?
Due to our recent request for a contested case hearing in the decision to allow the Thirty-Meter Telescope to be developed on Mauna Kea, we’ve been having people ask us, “What the heck is a contested case anyway?” Here, Marti answers just that!
A worrisome list?
In the wake of tragic and fatal helicopter crash and fuel spill in Kaneohe Bay on Tuesday night, the Star-Advertiser put out a list of other island military crashes in today's paper.
How is fishing like aquaculture? Trick question. It’s not.
Does an industrial fish farm count as fishing? Apparently, NOAA says “yes.” To permit an experimental open ocean fish farm operation, NOAA is looking to grant a corporation (Kona Blue Water Farms on Hawai`i Island) a fishing permit and call its fish farm cages “a new, unlisted gear type.”
