On the morning of Thursday, February 4th, the State Land Use Commission hearing was a packed house–wall to wall green shirts as over 60 people literally “stood up” for protecting some of O’ahu’s last wild shoreline. After 23 years of inaction by developers, Defend Oahu Coalition filed a motion with the State Land Use Commission [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ocean’
Amazing Turn-out, But Commission Disappoints.
Posted in ocean protection, tagged activism, kawela bay, ocean, ocean protection, shoreline protection on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Listening.” Kind of.
Posted in activism, conservation, island sustainability, ocean protection, tagged ocean, ocean protection, oceans on September 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
From Miwa: “We are the Kānaka. We are the Hawaiians. We are the ones who, if you screw it up, have nowhere else to go. Whose mana, whose ancestors, whose everything, will be lost.” – Testimony from one uncle from Oʻahu to the Ocean Policy Task Force members. So, I only made it to the [...]
Open Ocean Aquaculture proves itself very controversial in on-going newspaper commentary
Posted in Aquaculture, activism, conservation, fisheries, food sovereignty, gmo, island sustainability, ocean protection, tagged conservation, fisheries, gmo, ocean, ocean protection, sustainability on July 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
From Alana: For the past few weeks there have been numerous articles, editorials, and letters to editors in several local newspapers regarding open ocean aquaculture. A recent editorial in the Honolulu Advertiser states that the large size and experimental nature of the [Hawaii Oceanic Tech] project demands that state regulators, and the public, keep a [...]
Hawaii’s Renewable Portfolio Standards: Aggressive But in Need of Qualification
Posted in 1, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, activism, climate change, conservation, environmental justice, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, legislature, ocean protection, other, tagged hawaii, activism, ocean, land and cultural rights, oceans, environmental justice, management, legislature, sustainability, island sustainability, northwestern hawaiian islands, conservation, energy independence, energy, fossil fuels, climate change, climate justice, cap and trade, renewable energy, global warming, energy law, renewable portfolio standards, biofuels on July 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
From: Andrea Just last month, Act 155 was passed in the Hawaii Legislature, amending Hawaii’s renewable energy law. One of the highlights of this amendment was the strengthening of Hawaii’s Renewable Portfolio Standards (often abbreviated as RPS). These standards are binding for electric utility companies, which must satisfy the specified percentage of their net electricity [...]
KAHEA Lawsuit Makes Headlines
Posted in Hawaiian Monk Seal, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, activism, conservation, fisheries, land and cultural rights, ocean protection, tagged activism, beaches, conservation, cultural rights, culture, fisheries, land and cultural rights, marine protected area, northwestern hawaiian islands, NWHI, ocean, ocean protection on July 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
HONOLULU ADVERTISER, ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS WIRE REPORT ON CONTROVERSY by Stewart: KAHEA’s complaint asking a Hawaii court to require the state Department of Land and Natural Resources to follow state law concerning permits for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Marine Monument has made news, as Hawaii’s largest newspaper and a national environmental wire service both published [...]
Draft Science Plan Public Hearing: Grandfathering-in Permitted Activities
Posted in Hawaiian Monk Seal, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, activism, conservation, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, ocean protection, other, tagged activism, beaches, conservation, coral, cultural rights, endangered species, environmental justice, hawaii, hearing, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, malama, management, marine protected area, monk seals, northwestern hawaiian islands, NWHI, ocean, ocean protection, oceans, shoreline, superferry, sustainability, whales on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From: Andrea Last night at the public hearing on the Draft Science Plan for Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, held at the monument office in Hawaii Kai, a troubling consequence of the lack of environmental review was elucidated. One of the Science Plan authors stated that research activities that have already been permitted are assumed to [...]
KAHEA SUES STATE TO PROTECT NWHI
Posted in Hawaiian Monk Seal, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, conservation, fisheries, land and cultural rights, ocean protection, tagged activism, coral, cultural rights, culture, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, marine protected area, NWHI, ocean, ocean protection, oceans, shoreline on July 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“This is not the wild west; there are laws here. Laws that are meant to protect our natural resources and the best interests of Hawaii’s people. DLNR must follow these laws.” — Kumu Hula Vicky Holt-Takamine, KAHEA’s Board President.
32 Tons of Marine Litter Removed: Sadly, the Tip of the Iceberg
Posted in Hawaiian Monk Seal, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, activism, conservation, environmental justice, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, ocean protection, tagged access, activism, beach access, beaches, conservation, cultural rights, development, environmental justice, hawaii, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, marine protected area, marine reserve, monk seals, northwestern hawaiian islands, NWHI, ocean, ocean protection, oceans, shoreline, sustainability on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From: Andrea The U.S. Coast Guard removed 32 tons of debris from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands over the Fourth of July weekend. Much thanks to the Coast Guard for ameliorating the health of our oceans! See the Honolulu Advertiser article: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090713/BREAKING01/307130004/U.S.%20Coast%20Guard%20removes%2032%20tons%20of%20debris%20from%20Northwestern%20Hawaiian%20Islands?GID=e/Si+j1sOYkNlMXAMxQScaqw1wgB5/Nurtn+5iNvNh8%3D While I am glad that efforts to clean up marine litter are taking place, [...]
Legality of Shark Tours Debated
Posted in conservation, tagged ocean, ocean protection on July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Alana: A proposed shark tour business was shut down in Hawaii Kai earlier this year because of opposition from the community. Controversy is now focused around the two main business on the North Shore: Hawaii Shark Encounters and North Shore Shark Adventures. There is a law that states, “it is unlawful to use food [...]
Are they hoping nobody would notice?
Posted in climate change, land and cultural rights, ocean protection, tagged coral, management plan, marine habitat, monk seal, Monument, northwestern hawaiian islands, NWHI, ocean, Papahanaumokuakea, turtle on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Marti: Late in the day on December 23rd, the final version of the Monument management plan was quietly published on the Papahānaumokuākea website. No press release. No email to the list serv. Just a quick post on the eve of the Eve of Christmas, which just happened to get picked up in a google [...]
but we knew that already
Posted in ocean protection, tagged coral, human impacts, northwestern hawaiian islands, ocean, ocean protection, reefs on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Star-Bulletin headline from yesterday: “Humans pose main trouble for isles’ coral, report says.” So says the report-back from the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium. The good news is that on average Hawaiian reefs are doing better than those in other places under United States jurisdiction, despite pressures from human impacts. According to the report, the [...]
Honolulu NWHI Hearing Online
Posted in ocean protection, tagged marine protected area, marine reserve, northwestern hawaiian islands, NWHI, ocean, ocean protection, oceans on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Video of the Honolulu hearing on the Draft Management Plan for the Papahanaumokuakea Marine Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands held in Honolulu on June 24th. The 1,200 page plan will direct the future of public trust resources in the last, large intact Hawaiian reef ecosystem in the world. At the hearing, leading local conservation [...]
15 more days to speak up for some of Hawai`i’s last intact coral reefs!
Posted in ocean protection, tagged activism, coral, northwestern hawaiian islands, NWHI, ocean, ocean protection on July 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Thanks to your strong requests for additional time, government managers have granted an extra 15-days for public comment–moving the final deadline for comments to July 23. It ain’t much, but it is something. If you’re a member of the KAHEA Action Alert Network, you’ve been seeing alerts on protecting the future of the pristine coral [...]
NWHI Marine Monument Hearings on Oahu TV
Posted in ocean protection, tagged marine protected area, marine reserve, northwestern hawaiian islands, NWHI, ocean, ocean protection on July 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From our buddy Oren, who helped us get this public hearing documented and on air: The video taping of the Honolulu hearing on the Draft Management Plan for The Papahanaumokuakea Marine Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands held in Honolulu on June 24th will be aired on ‘Olelo Community Television on ch. 52 as well [...]
WANTED: Critical Habitat for Monk Seal
Posted in ocean protection, tagged critical habitat, endangered species, endangered species act, monk seals, ocean, oceans on July 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
KAHEA, along with the Center for Biological Diversity and the Ocean Conservancy, filed a formal petition yesterday, seeking to have beaches and surrounding waters on the main Hawaiian islands designated as critical habitat for Hawaiian monk seals under the Endangered Species Act. Under the Endangered Species Act, critical habitat identifies geographic areas that contain features [...]
Say NY Times and Star Bulletin: Navy should comply with Environmental Laws
Posted in ocean protection, tagged marine mammals, militarization, military, ocean, oceans, sonar, whales on July 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
(graphic from abcnews.com) The Supreme Court has taken up the question of whether the Bush Administration can exempt the Navy from laws protecting marine mammals from sonar, and media is chiming in. Both the New York Times and Star Bulletin have come out recently in favor of upholding environmental law when it comes to Navy [...]
Where’s the public in this “public process”?
Posted in ocean protection, tagged coral, hearing, management plan, marine protected area, marine reserve, northwestern hawaiian islands, NWHI, ocean, ocean protection, oceans, process, public on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Evan, law school student and Legal Fellow from the Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law working on staff with KAHEA this summer: Was thrown into the deep waters of the 1,200 page Papahanaumokuakea Draft Monument Management Plan for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands this summer. It’s given me a unique opportunity to observe the [...]
enforcement means everybody, folks.
Posted in ocean protection, tagged coral, coral disease, enforcement, NWHI, ocean on July 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From Miwa: On June 13, the Hawai`i Board of Land and Natural Resources quietly denied the permit of HIMB disease researcher Greta Aeby, in the closing chapter of a historic enforcement action for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Aeby was reported in 2006 by fellow researchers to be transporting potentially diseased coral shipboard in an open-flow [...]
conservation plan = more impacts? we don’t get it.
Posted in activism, ocean protection, tagged coral, militarization, northwestern hawaiian islands, NWHI, ocean, ocean protection, oceans, pu'uhonua on June 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A short video we put together on the new draft of a 15-year plan for the future of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.* We’ve read all 1,200 pages of it, and reviewed it with experts everywhere from Sierra Club to Environmental Defense. Our conclusion? We can do much, much better. Now, we’re seeking signatures on a [...]
Federal Court Issues Injuctions, Requires Navy to Do More to Protect Hawaii’s Marine Mammals from Harmful Sonar
Posted in ocean protection, tagged kohala, military, navy, ocean, ocean protection, sonar, whales on March 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Hawai‘i federal district Judge David A. Ezra today found that the Navy is violating federal law and enjoined it from carrying out its Undersea Warfare Exercises in Hawai’i’s waters without adhering to additional mitigation measures to protect marine mammals. The Navy is also required to take a hard look at the impacts of its high-intensity, [...]
our world gets bigger.
Posted in activism, land and cultural rights, tagged activism, beaches, hawaii, land and cultural rights, locked gates, ocean, public, shoreline on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
UPDATE from Rich on 2/29: Got word yesterday that the House Finance Committee passed HB839 with amendments! From email from Rich ma over at Beach Access Hawai’i in Kailua: I was going to use a clever subject line for this email — something like, “Show me the money!” because that’s what it comes down to [...]
this gorilla is at least 800 pounds.
Posted in ocean protection, tagged environment, militarization, military, ocean, space on February 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Amid the newspaper headlines shouting “SUCCESS” over the missile interception of a faltering US spy satellite in the “middle of the Pacific,” we received the following email from Greenpeace guys. They echoed our concerns about the potential of toxics and debris in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: (from Martini Gotjé, former crew of the GP vessel [...]
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