A group of concerned residents yesterday continued to fight for the protection of a sacred Hawaiian burial site where a home is being built on the North Shore.
Some 15 members of the newly formed ‘Ohana O Naue rallied at the Mo‘ikeha Building to urge the county Planning Commission to revoke California resident Joseph Brescia’s permits [...]

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Hawaii BioEnergy has named a new president and CEO.
The Honolulu-based company announced Monday that Paul S. Zorner, with more than 20 years of experience in renewable fuels research and development, was named to the top position.
Zorner most recently served as chief scientific officer, founder and executive director of PEL. PEL is focused on creating green energy [...]

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Nature Conservancy testing fly-over system that pinpoints species
The Nature Conservancy has started testing a remote sensing technology on Kaua’i that it says could be a major advance in the fight against invasive plant species in Hawai’i.
“I honestly think this could be the biggest technological breakthrough for weed management and monitoring in Hawai’i, or anywhere else, [...]

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OUR OPINION - Honolulu Star-Bulletin

THE ISSUE: A report shows a marked improvement in water quality at Hawaii’s beaches.

 
Because unusually bad weather caused much of Hawaii’s near-shore ocean pollution in 2006, an improvement in the following year was almost a sure thing. A new report showing a 36 percent decline in beach closings and advisories for the [...]

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Air tourism industry newbies blamed for problems
A group of residents recently banded together to call for a boycott of the air tourism industry until the companies respect “fly neighborly agreements.”
Multi-party talks this spring failed to resolve the decades-old issue, forcing the need to take stronger action, coalition members said.
“There is no reason why air tourism [...]

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As I reported yesterday evening, the Native Hawaiian Legal Corp. was unable to secure a temporary restraining order to halt construction of Joe Brescia’s house atop some 30 burials at Naue.
However, the NHLC also has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on behalf of Jeff Chandler, a fisherman whose family goes way back in [...]

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