“Uh, seriously?” –is probably the best way to describe our response to the BLNR’s recent decision that Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners and conservationists (like Sierra Club members) have no standing to speak for the fate of public trust lands like Mauna Kea. And so, as people generally do when faced with crappy* administrative decision-making, we [...]
Posts Tagged ‘contested case’
Uh, Seriously?
Posted in conservation, mauna kea, tagged BLNR, contested case, mauna kea on October 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
being heard? yup, it feels good.
Posted in activism, ocean protection, tagged activism, contested case, coral, coral disease, malama, NWHI, public voice, research permits, violations on March 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From Marti: I admit to still being on cloud 9 about the recent announcement of the hearing officer’s decision on KAHEA’s standing to participate in the contested case on the research permit violations in the NWHI. Hooray! What an amazing affirmation of the power of showing up. We have attended every possible hearing about research [...]
It’s about respect, man.
Posted in ocean protection, tagged contested case, coral, NWHI, oceans on February 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From Miwa: It’s true that the HIMB researcher currently under investigation for NWHI permit violations is coral disease researcher, and that coral disease is bad stuff. In doing this work, we’ve learned more about coral disease than we probably ever wanted to–coral disease is an important concern in our oceans worldwide. So why advocate strict [...]
State-Appointed Hearing Officer Affirms KAHEA’s Standing in Historic Decision
Posted in ocean protection, tagged activism, contested case, NWHI, oceans on February 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Investigation of HIMB Research Permit Violations for Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Expanded, Contested Case Hearing Officer Recommends Long-Time Advocate, KAHEA, Be Party to the Case HONOLULU – In a historic move, citing KAHEA’s long history of actions to protect the NWHI, state-appointed hearing officer for the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Louis Chang, recommended on [...]
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