Well, it’s finally here. After decades of polluting Lahaina reefs with treated wastewater, countless community complaints, and years of litigation, the United States Supreme Court has at last issued its opinion on the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility lawsuit filed against the County of Maui by environmental groups Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund, Sierra Club Maui, Surfrider … [Read more...] about US Supreme Court Rules Against Maui County But the Dispute Over Lahaina’s Injection Wells Remains Unresolved
Science and Environment
Unearthing Baldwin Home Museum Kitchen
Lahaina Restoration Foundation is launching a Baldwin Home Cook House Archeological “Dig” that is slated to begin mid-March at its landmark location in the heart of the historic district in downtown Lahaina on Front Street. Built in 1834 of coral, sand, and lava rock with timber frames, the Baldwin Home Museum then served as the residence of Reverend Dwight Baldwin, a … [Read more...] about Unearthing Baldwin Home Museum Kitchen
Mahi Pono’s Pesticide Files: Mahi Pono uses paraquat and another chemical toxic to marine life and bees. Is it practicing sustainable agriculture?
Mahi Pono, Maui’s largest landowner, sprayed the highly toxic chemical paraquat on fields near the Maui Baseyard in Pu‘unene six times last September and October, according to Hawai‘i’s Department of Agriculture Annual Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) Reporting Forms. MauiTime obtained the forms through a Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA) request. Based on weather data for … [Read more...] about Mahi Pono’s Pesticide Files: Mahi Pono uses paraquat and another chemical toxic to marine life and bees. Is it practicing sustainable agriculture?
VR Illuminates Effects of Climate Crisis
A new virtual reality experience offered by Pacific Whale Foundation provides an up-close look at how climate change is affecting our oceans. In the Stanford University film The Crystal Reef – a virtual reality experience illustrating the impact of carbon emissions on marine life – a narrator asks, “what if you had a crystal ball, and that crystal ball showed you exactly what … [Read more...] about VR Illuminates Effects of Climate Crisis
Kaho‘olawe Fire Burns Nearly 9,000 Acres, Walter Ritte Reminded of When He First Got Involved in the Fight Over Kaho‘olawe
A brush fire on Kaho‘olawe burned for more than a week, scorching roughly a third of the island before fizzling out Monday, March 2, said a spokesperson from the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission. KIRC, the entity “responsible for the restoration and sustainable management of the island until it can be transferred to a Native Hawaiian entity to manage,” first received … [Read more...] about Kaho‘olawe Fire Burns Nearly 9,000 Acres, Walter Ritte Reminded of When He First Got Involved in the Fight Over Kaho‘olawe