malamahamakuaNov 17, 20184 minPlant Workers Whisteblow on Hū Honua's Unethical Coverup of Chemical SpillsBACKGROUND INFO: Several members of the iron workers union made a surprise appearance at a Nov. 14 Dept. of Health hearing on whether to issue wastewater dis...
malamahamakuaNov 14, 20183 minClear-Cutting Eucalyptus Trees in Hāmākua and Kaʻū Will Exacerbate Wildfire ProblemsFrom wildland fire expert and Hāmākua resident, Pablo Akira Beimler: Clear-cutting eucalyptus forests will not eliminate Hāmākua and Kaʻū’s wildfire situati...
malamahamakuaNov 10, 20184 minForesters speak about what to do with the trees.JB Friday, Extension Forester over at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, has given advice about forestry options for these plantation c...
malamahamakuaOct 29, 20182 minClose to 30 Toxic Chemicals Will Be Pumped into Our AquifersThis is a partial list of the hazardous chemicals that will be pumped into our aquifers. Not only are these chemicals hazardous on their own, the cocktail ef...
malamahamakuaOct 5, 20181 minResponse of Hawaiian and other Indo-Pacific reef corals to elevated temperatureThe Hū Honua plant is discharging warm water into the ocean without cooling, which will have detrimental impacts on sensitive reef systems in Hāmākua. "Bleac...
malamahamakuaOct 5, 20181 minThe Unstable Cliffs of Hāmākua are No Place for a Project Like Hū Honua Bioenergy"Cliffs along the Hāmākua coast are subject to failure and pose a major challenge for development. The Hāmākua cliffs are unstable primarily because they con...
malamahamakuaOct 5, 20181 minHurricane Lane Landslides Caused by Hū Honua Bioenergy PlantPost-Hurricane Lane, landslides next to the Hū Honua Bioenergy Plant have smothered the coastline with debris.
malamahamakuaOct 5, 20181 minEndangered Hawksbill Turtle at Risk from Proposed Power Plant Effluent"Around 2000, Hawaii Wildlife Fund and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) did some satellite tracking studies of endangered female hawksbill turtle...
