Hāmākua is being threatened by poor decisions and bad actors who are putting livelihoods and our lands and waters at risk.
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Plant Workers Whisteblow on Hū Honua’s Unethical Coverup of Chemical Spills
Background Several members of the iron workers union made a surprise appearance at a Nov. 14 Dept. of Health hearing on whether to issue wastewater discharge permits to Hu Honua…
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Clear-Cutting Eucalyptus Trees in Hāmākua and Kaʻū Will Exacerbate Wildfire Problems
From wildland fire expert and Hāmākua resident, Pablo Akira Beimler: Clear-cutting eucalyptus forests will not eliminate Hāmākua and Kaʻū’s wildfire situation…it can actually make it much worse. This is something…
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Foresters 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 crops when they first began planting in…
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Close to 30 Toxic Chemicals Will Be Pumped into Our Aquifers
This 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 effect, or mixing…
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Response of Hawaiian and other Indo-Pacific reef corals to elevated temperature
The Hū Honua plant is discharging warm water into the ocean without cooling, which will have detrimental impacts on sensitive reef systems in Hāmākua. “Bleaching can be induced by short-term…
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The 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 consist of soil and clay. In addition to the…
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Endangered 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 turtles. Most of the females were found to live…
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Hurricane Lane Landslides Caused by Hū Honua Bioenergy Plant
Post-Hurricane Lane, landslides next to the Hū Honua Bioenergy Plant have smothered the coastline with debris.