Tag: Hawaii
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Tagging Whales Tells ‘The Story Of The Whole Ocean’
Photo: An estimated 10,000 to 12,000 humpback whales migrate to Hawaii to breed each year. (Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023/NOAA Permit No. 19655) In the waters off Maui, scientists are gathering data on whales to learn how each piece fits in a delicate marine ecosystem. From the bow, Marc Lammers stared down into the deep blue water,…
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Scope Of Heavy Pesticide Use On Oahu — Finally In The Public Domain
Photo: Sally Paulson, owner of the Pahipahi’alua Walking Horse Ranch, pets one of her Tennessee walking horses. She lost three horses within a few weeks time last fall. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023) The birds were the first to go, an unusual number of them lying lifeless in a field at Sally Paulson’s North Shore ranch. Then…
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New Hawaii Governor Plans A Tougher Stance On Red Hill
As Hawaii’s new governor promises enhanced oversight of the Navy’s Red Hill fuel facility, environmental advocates hope that means his administration will press for faster action and increased transparency from the military. Gov. Josh Green’s commitment in his State of the State address last week comes amid community criticism that federal regulators haven’t done enough…
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US military — polluting Hawaii’s water supply… and denying it
The Hawaiian governor issued an emergency order to de-fuel the Red Hill Facility. The US Navy has enlisted top lawyers to make sure its 600m liters of petroleum stay perched above our water supply This [fuel facility] is not the eighth wonder of the world. It is Frankenstein’s monster. And we have to kill it…
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Red-faced U.S. Navy at Red Hill?
Photo courtesy of My Kailua Opinion Fresh, potable water is an everyday miracle in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. To have enough to supply millions with (relatively) few constraints on usage? It’s almost unimaginable. And, perhaps, too precarious to want to imagine. Of course, the water in Hawai’i serves more than latecomer humans. Endemic…
