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Monday, May 2, 2016 |
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Renegades, Risks and Rewards of the Napali Coast
By Video @ 12:30 PM :: 4571 Views :: Environment
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For decades, hippies seeking paradise have polluted the Napali Coast. Now DLNR goes in to clean up their mess ....
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Friday, April 22, 2016 |
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Zika: Pregnant Women Should Avoid Travel to American Samoa
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 PM :: 6710 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Health Care
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...When Zika makes it to Hawaii and destroys the tourism industry, remember the environmentalists and organic pseudo-farmers who refused to allow spraying....
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Thursday, April 21, 2016 |
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Air Quality: Honolulu Makes ‘Cleanest Cities’ List
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 5489 Views :: Environment, Hawaii Statistics
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"...only four cities—Burlington-South Burlington, Vt.; Elmira-Corning, N.Y.; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Salinas, Calif.—qualified for the 'cleanest cities' list in the "State of the Air' report...."
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Thursday, April 21, 2016 |
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HB2501: A&B To Restore Eight Streams in East Maui
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 5728 Views :: Environment, Agriculture
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... HB2501 Conference Committee meets today at 2pm, do the math ....
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Friday, April 15, 2016 |
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Scientists use ‘assisted evolution’ in attempt to save coral reefs
By Selected News Articles @ 11:54 PM :: 4117 Views :: Environment, GMOs
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…The Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology occupies its own tiny island in Kaneohe Bay, known as Moku o Lo‘e....
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Wednesday, April 13, 2016 |
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Auditor: Kahoolawe Trust Fund Gone After 20 years Without a Plan
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 3:29 PM :: 5927 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, OHA
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...the Kaho‘olawe Rehabilitation Trust Fund will be depleted by FY2018....
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Tuesday, April 12, 2016 |
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Bag Ban: Going Green Mindlessly
By Joni Kamiya @ 8:15 PM :: 5058 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...not only are thicker bags around, I’ve got a stock pile of paper bags now....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 |
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Full Text: State Supreme Court Decides to allow Koa Ridge to be Built
By Andrew Walden @ 7:16 PM :: 5902 Views :: Environment, Development
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The Hawaii State Supreme Court, in a 4-1 ruling this morning, has decided to allow Castle and Cooke to go ahead with its planned Koa Ridge development in Mililani....
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Saturday, April 2, 2016 |
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Hawaii Urged to Prepare for Zika at CDC Summit
By Selected News Articles @ 5:50 PM :: 4444 Views :: Environment, Health Care
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"...if we wait until the public is panicking because they're seeing babies born with birth defects, we will have waited too long...."
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Thursday, March 31, 2016 |
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Feds Gain Control over 157,000 Acres in Maui County
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 5731 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected 157,000 acres of critical habitat for 125 species of plants and animals from the Hawaiian islands of Molokai, Maui and Kahoolawe....
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Monday, March 21, 2016 |
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The hidden hand of the state is reaching for your car keys
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:39 PM :: 4965 Views :: Environment, Rail
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...by 2028, every car sold in the state would have to be electric or hydrogen cell powered....
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016 |
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HB2085: Ban Sale of Gasoline, Diesel Vehicles in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:55 AM :: 6220 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...the state's plan to eliminate all ground transportation that uses fossil fuels....
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Saturday, March 12, 2016 |
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Hawaii Cesspools: Tax Credit, Ban
By News Release @ 1:38 PM :: 4171 Views :: Environment
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Ige has signed new Wastewater System rules that would ban new cesspools statewide....
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Friday, March 11, 2016 |
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American Samoa Fights Feds for Fishing Zone
By Selected News Articles @ 2:58 PM :: 4611 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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American Samoa says the U.S. government violated its sovereign rights by shrinking the zone around the territory....
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Thursday, February 25, 2016 |
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PEW: Public support for environmental regulations varies by state
By Selected News Articles @ 5:32 PM :: 12593 Views :: Environment, Hawaii Statistics
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At one end of the spectrum, fully 71% of those who live in the District of Columbia, 70% of those in Vermont and 68% of those in Hawaii said stricter environmental regulations are worth the cost....
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Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
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Long Term Solutions for Coastal Highway Erosion
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 9:24 PM :: 4161 Views :: Environment
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...extreme weather events can wash out portion of coastal highways. This has happened several times on Oahu....
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Friday, February 12, 2016 |
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Pounded by Schatz and Gabbard, Ige Finally Declares Dengue Emergency
By News Release @ 10:23 PM :: 5354 Views :: Environment, Health Care
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The emergency proclamation will give the state access to the Major Disaster Fund, the option of waiving certain laws and regulations to expedite the outbreak response....
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 |
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Kenoi Declares Dengue Emergency, Ige Refuses
By News Release @ 4:39 PM :: 6290 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Health Care
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...meanwhile Obama is seeking $1.8B in Zika funding....
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Monday, February 8, 2016 |
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Are Electric Cars Really Green?
By Video @ 2:09 PM :: 5810 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Are electric cars greener than conventional gasoline cars?
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Sunday, February 7, 2016 |
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DLNR Sweeps Na Pali Coast--One Arrested, 70 Cited, Tons of Trash Airlifted Out
By News Release @ 6:06 PM :: 5566 Views :: Environment, Homelessness
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...tons of junk flown from the camps by expensive helicopters will be stored for 30 days and unless rightful owners reclaim their items, they will be discarded....
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Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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Hawaii Superferry Eyed for Maine-Nova Scotia Route
By Selected News Articles @ 8:51 PM :: 7030 Views :: Environment, Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government
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...the USNS Puerto Rico is the ship being considered by Bay Ferries....
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Saturday, January 30, 2016 |
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Apply Now for Vacant Seat: State Commission on Water Resource Management
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 4712 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government
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Applications for a vacant position on the State Commission on Water Resource Management are now being accepted for a new term that will begin July 1....
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016 |
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Humpback Go Back: Feds Back off of Grab for Hawaii Waters
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 4430 Views :: Environment
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"...the Sanctuary will not have an expanded purpose...."
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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Mauna Kea: DLNR to Shoot Sheep from Helicopters (again)
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 4793 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment
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February 10 and 11, and May, 4 and 5, 2016....
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016 |
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Study Shows how Coral Death Hype can be used to Gain Control of Your Land
By News Release @ 1:12 PM :: 5084 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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Water flow and sediment monitoring on coral reefs off the island of Lāna‘i provides conservation projects with guide for Ridge-to-Reef Management....
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016 |
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Friday, January 8, 2016 |
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Lawsuits Have Consequences: Aloha To Hawaii Sugar
By Robert Thomas @ 5:43 PM :: 7793 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Land Use
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Since about the 1970's, sugar plantations have been legal pariahs....
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Thursday, January 7, 2016 |
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Oregon Standoff: Cooperative Management vs Federal Control
By Video @ 4:26 AM :: 6437 Views :: Environment, Land Use, Second Amendment
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Full Transcript of Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) Floor Speech January 5, 2016....
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016 |
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VIDEO: Hawaii Water Law In A Nutshell
By Robert Thomas @ 9:38 PM :: 5974 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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If you want a crash course in Hawaii's unique (some would say weird) water law, you can't do better than this video....
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016 |
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VIDEO: “Lessons Learned” from Turtle Bay
By Video @ 9:33 PM :: 6337 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government
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"Public-Private partnerships are really hard."
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016 |
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A&B to Shutter State’s Last Cane Plantation
By News Release @ 5:36 PM :: 8156 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Agriculture
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...“We are happy" -- Burning Anti-Cane Activists ....
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Monday, January 4, 2016 |
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Alleged Monk Seal Harasser Sues Police over Arrest
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 5913 Views :: Environment, Police
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration volunteers, who shot the video, called police and told them he was "sitting next to the seal and possibly was harassing the seal,"....
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015 |
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Bizarre News: State Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Hoopili
By Andrew Walden @ 8:47 PM :: 7273 Views :: Environment, Development, Rail
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Justices ruled 4-1 that the Hoopili development can proceed....
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Saturday, December 5, 2015 |
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NASA: Antarctic ice growth causing Sea Levels to DROP
By Jack Dini @ 4:55 PM :: 5308 Views :: Environment
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NASA has published a study in the Journal of Glaciology showing that overall Antarctic ice increased by 112 billion tons per year....
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 |
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DLNR Slaps Down Anti-Aquarium Nuts (again)
By News Release @ 3:47 AM :: 5455 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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"Commercial aquarium fish collecting, in fact, does not occur to any great extent off most of the Hawaiian Islands...."
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015 |
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Voting Begins for Maunalua Bay Advisory Committee
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 3852 Views :: Environment
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July, 2015: East Oahu: 400 Testify Against Federal Takeover of Maunalua Bay....
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Sunday, November 8, 2015 |
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Biofuel Shell Game: How Giant Diesel Plant Became part of Hawaii's 'Clean' Energy Future
By Andrew Walden @ 7:33 PM :: 9550 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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Here's the trick. The 'second' biofuel plant will soon be the 'only' biofuel plant....
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Saturday, November 7, 2015 |
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What Does "Waikiki" Mean? - Variances, Safety Valves, And A "Hawaiian Sense Of Place"
By Robert Thomas @ 9:17 PM :: 7751 Views :: Environment, Development, Tourism
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...Justice Pollack benchslapped the Department on each of the three variance standards....
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Friday, November 6, 2015 |
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On Keystone: The President Has Thrown Working People Under the Bus of His Legacy
By News Release @ 7:50 PM :: 5004 Views :: Environment, Labor
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After a seven-year circus of cowardly delay, the President's decision to kill the Keystone XL Pipeline is just one more indication of an utter disdain and disregard for salt-of-the-earth, middle-class working Americans....
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Friday, October 30, 2015 |
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Aha Moku Advisory Committee Hosts Public Meetings to Draft Rules
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 5403 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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...as it develops and adopts rules for its operation and administration....
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Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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NYT: The Reign of Recycling
By NCPA @ 2:13 PM :: 4465 Views :: Environment
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Despite decades of exhortations and mandates, it's still typically more expensive for municipalities to recycle household waste than to send it to a landfill....
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Sunday, October 25, 2015 |
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Pesticide Case by Hawaii Banana Workers Revived
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 AM :: 6525 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Labor
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The Dole fruit and Dow chemical companies must face a lawsuit from migrant farm workers who claim they were harmed by a pesticide, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled....
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Sunday, October 25, 2015 |
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Applications Sought for DLNR Hawaii Island Advisory Council
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 6616 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Second Amendment
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Completed applications must be received by December 22, 2015....
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Sunday, October 18, 2015 |
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Taxpayers Also on the Hook for VW Diesel Dupe
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5277 Views :: Environment, Tax Credits
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...the Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended an existing green vehicle tax credit to the new breed of diesels....
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015 |
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Victory for Local Food: Hawaii’s $100M Longline Fishery Reopens
By News Release @ 7:10 PM :: 5688 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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Since Aug. 5th, the 145 active vessels in the Hawaii longline fleet have been prohibited from catching bigeye tuna....
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Saturday, October 10, 2015 |
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Court Slaps Down Federal Grab for Control of State Waters
By Selected News Articles @ 12:27 AM :: 3659 Views :: Environment
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Several states opposed the stay, including Hawaii...
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Friday, October 2, 2015 |
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New Hawaii Endangered Species Listings Set Stage for Federal Ecosystem Control
By Selected News Articles @ 1:39 PM :: 5274 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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The proposed species occupy 11 types of ecosystems....
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Thursday, October 1, 2015 |
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EPA, State, Navy Agree to upgrade Red Hill storage tanks
By News Release @ 9:17 PM :: 5333 Views :: Environment, Military
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EPA, State of Hawaii negotiate final settlement with U.S. Navy to upgrade Red Hill storage tanks....
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015 |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Protections for 49 Species in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 3944 Views :: Environment
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The Service will not be designating Critical Habitat areas for these species at this time due to insufficient information....
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