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48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing

Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai as critical habitat to allow the plants and animals to flourish.

Kauai County acquires 75-acre parcel of land

Kauai County has acquired a 75-acre parcel of land in Eleele from Alexander & Baldwin Inc. for affordable housing.

Hawaii man pleads not guilty in deadly dam break

An 82-year-old Hawaii landowner pleaded not guilty to manslaughter Tuesday in the deaths of seven people swept from their homes after a century-old earthen dam broke on his property upstream.

Flying sex pest silences the crickets

What do you do when your only means of attracting members of the opposite sex also puts your life in jeopardy? For field crickets on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, shutting up seems to work.

The Vine

Native Hawaiians' Land on Kauai Sold to Private LLC Without Review

Earlier this year, on February 1 to be exact, court rulings firmly established that native Hawaiians ceded lands were not to be sold to private corporations. In spite of that ruling, information that private deals transferring these protected lands on Kauai have come to light.

Hawaii golf vacations made easy: Tips for planning a stress-free Hawaiian golf trip
Source: Golf Publisher Syndication

Maui, the Big Island, Kauai, Lanai, Molokai or Oahu? - all the choices can make planning a trip to Hawaii maddening.

Superferry RESTARTS operation to Kaua'i and Maui against the Court order

On August 23, 2007, (Hawaii) State Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the State and Superferry are in violation of the Hawaii Environmental Protection Act.

Hawaii Superferry Legal Woes
Source: Suite101

When the Hawaii Superferry first started operating daily ferry service from Oahu to Kauai and Maui, it was promoted as an ecologically better way to island-hop. Now the Sierra Club and other environmental groups have sued, causing it to stop operations (at least temporarily).

Hawaii Superferry is Superfolly
Source: The Maui Almanac

On Kauai, Hawaii protesters on kayaks and surfboards successfully blocked Nawiliwili Harbor, shutting down Hawaii9 Superferry operations to the Garden Isle after the US Coast Guard said it could not guarantee the harbor's safety.

Big Hollywood Feature Scouting Kauai
Source: hawaiifilmblog.com

Thanks to Hawaii's 15-20% film tax credit, a major Hollywood feature has been scouting Kauai for a summer shoot.

The Annals of Show & Tell

Long before I ever roasted a friend at a wedding or gave a boardroom presentation to a client, my initiation into public speaking came from Show & Tell.

Hawaii taken by storm
Source: Chicago Tribune

The tourism Web site clearly was never updated to reflect the rains that came for more than 40 days and 40 nights, the rains that unleashed dam breaks that killed whole families, the rains that flooded sewer systems and caused these legendary beaches to be contaminated by nearly 5

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