From Marti: After two days of testimony — the majority of it in opposition — the Land Board gave preliminary approval to the University’s new plan for Mauna Kea. The Land Board seemed to agree that the plan is not “comprehensive” as the Third Circuit Court required — and opponents have argued — because they [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Update: Conditional Approval for UH’s Mauna Kea Plan
Posted in 1 on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Insanity Reigns at Hawaii’s State Capitol
Posted in conservation, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, legislature, mauna kea, tagged conservation, deficit, editorial, funding, hui ku maoli ola, kahua ranch, ma'o, mauna kea, native ecosystem, Natural Area Reserve, telescopes on April 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
From Marti: The Hawaii Legislature is seriously considering a raid on our most important conservation funds in order to balance the state budget. This is insane given all that these few millions do to protect the quality of our drinking water, the health of our native ecosystems, and truly local jobs. But, the insanity goes [...]
Don’t Raid, Make the Telescopes Pay!
Posted in 1 on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Marti: For all of you how took a moment to submit testimony opposing HB 1741 and the proposal to raid the Natural Area Reserve Fund, Land Conservation Legacy Fund, and the Affordable Housing Revolving Fund – MAHALOS!!!! Thanks to your support, the Senate not only proposed far less cuts to the fund, but also [...]
Where is OHA on Mauna Kea?
Posted in 1, activism, conservation, land and cultural rights, mauna kea on April 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
From Marti: Last week, the Board of Trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs was supposed to take a formal position on the University’s new proposed development plan for Mauna Kea. Surprisingly, they deferred decisionmaking. It is likely that the OHA Trustees will not be able to take up the measure until after the Board [...]
April’s Action Alert Line-Up
Posted in 1, activism, climate change, conservation, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, legislature, mauna kea, ocean protection on April 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Aloha mai Kakou! Spring is here, which means the rains will be coming to an end soon and so will the 2009 Legislative Session. In these last heated weeks of the session, the public will get one last chance to be heard on the proposals affecting [...]
Act Now to Protect Mauna Kea – Decision on April 9th!
Posted in activism, conservation, land and cultural rights, mauna kea on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Aloha! Mauna Kea needs your help! The State Land Board is poised to adopt a plan that would allow more telescopes to be built on Mauna Kea. Take action today and help ensure genuine protections for the imperiled natural habitats and sacred cultural sites on this [...]
Holding the Navy Accountable on Two Fronts
Posted in conservation, environmental justice, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, military toxics, ocean protection, tagged contamination, coral, damage, EPA, grounding, hawaii, Lualualei, navy, PCBs, reef, USS Port Royal on April 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
From Marti: The Navy has been on the hot seat lately for the damage it has caused in Hawaii nei. In central and western Oahu, the Environmental Protection Agency and the state got a commitment from the Navy to clean up any remaining contamination at two Superfund sites – one in Lualualei near the naval [...]
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