Hawaii has been called the endangered species capital of the world. How to protect them is one of the state’s environmental challenges.
Michael Levine
Michael Levine is a former Civil Beat staff member.
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Land Links for Thursday, June 3
Today’s roundup: new law protects shoreline access, a new water system gets delayed on the Big Island, and OHA asks the state to pay an old debt.
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Forest Saved, Now The Real Work Begins
The purchase of more than 3,500 forest acres in Central Oahu was celebrated Wednesday as the fulfillment of what had once been seen as an impossible mission. But the struggle to manage a new state forest reserve has just begun.
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Land Links for Wednesday, June 2
Every day, I’m scouring the Internet for land use and environmental news from around the state and around the world that means something for us here in Hawaii. Noteworthy today: a coastal path on Kauai needs land, Big Island’s hydrogen-bus future and bad news from the Gulf of Mexico (again). Kauai’s county government is set […]
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Escaping Lanterns? Not On Our Watch
Event organizers go to great lengths to ensure that thousands of lanterns floated out to sea each Memorial Day don’t get far and don’t have a chance to contribute to the epidemic of marine debris.
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Land Links For Tuesday, June 1
Today’s roundup: an 85-foot windmill OK’d on Kauai, a bank bids on its own resort on Maui and BP tries a risky new tack in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Tightening Farm Rules Might Sound Good, But Could Hurt Real Farmers
Under a proposal before Honolulu City Council, new farmhouses on Oahu would be limited to 1,500 square feet, 40 percent smaller than the national average. No explanation for the size limit is given in the bill.
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Land Links For Friday, May 28
Today’s roundup: high-tech solar panels to debut on Maui, the impact of the BP oil spill on Hawaii and a chance to rent James Bond’s Kauai home.
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UPDATE: Money Questions Remain For Mililani Solar Plan
Central Oahu could soon be home to the largest solar farm in the state, but it remains to be seen how HECO will limit the hardship that the 20-megawatt proposal creates for ratepayers.