Good News on the Waiwi Front: One of the most pestiferous plants in Hawaiian forests is strawberry guava (also known as waiwi or Psidium cattleianum). Seeds from its toothsome fruits are easily spread by pigs, birds, and other animals, and … Continued
Nature Conservancy Withdraws from Honouliuli The Nature Conservancy of Hawai`i has decided to refocus its management efforts on intact native habitats. And because its 3,600-acre Honouliuli preserve contains a mix of native and non-native habitat, TNCH asked the state Department … Continued
No Permits for Vacation Rentals in Conservation District To young Leah Suesen, the thought of her hometown becoming a “horizontal hotel” scares her. Suesen, one of more than 100 Ha`ena residents opposed to the proliferation of vacation rentals there, asked … Continued
Imperium Renewables, LLC, a company based in Washington state, has been granted a 35-year lease at O`ahu’s Kalaeloa Harbor, where it plans to produce some 100 million gallons of biodiesel each year. Once it completes its processing facility in 2009, … Continued
1. Ranking of residents of Hawai`i among all U.S. states in per-capita emissions of carbon dioxide in 2003: 32nd 2. Per-capita annual carbon dioxide emissions for Hawai`i for that same year: 17.78 tons 3. Ranking of Hawai`i in 2003 among … Continued
In the search for alternatives to fossil fuels, Hawai`i has looked to a wide range of renewable energy sources, including geothermal, wind power, solar generating systems and solar water-heaters, hydroelectric power, wave energy, ocean thermal energy conversion, biofuels (ethanol and … Continued
Kona Conservation: On June 6, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources announced that it had accepted a $1.968 million dollar grant from the U.S. Forest Legacy Program to help complete the purchase of a perpetual conservation easement over … Continued
Under a draft work plan for the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Task Force, the first order of business once funds are released is to select a contractor to update the state’s 1990 greenhouse gas emissions inventory and assist with other … Continued
“Here it is May 2008 with an order that requires completion in a couple of weeks from now, and this is the first time we’re hearing of this…..All of a sudden, it’s 2008 and it’s, ‘Oh, sorry, we can’t do … Continued
Maybe it’s imprecise or flawed. But the report on greenhouse gas emissions in 1990 published by the Hawai`i Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and the Department of Health still represents the best source of information on what, and … Continued