Entries in Local planning (190)
Banana poka fungus found to kill passion fruit
Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 09:46AM 
SID SINGERCoqui frog and waiawi advocate Sid Singer of Opihikao has discovered a New Zealand report indicating that the fungus being used to kill banana poka by the state Department of Agriculture in Hawaii also kills passion fruit.
Singer said a hunter in Honokaa recently told him about the fungus affecting passion fruit, or lilikoi, and found the DOA has known about it since 2004, yet continued to use the fungus on banana poka. The glib summary by DOA director Sandra Kunimoto conveniently overlooked the alarm that New Zealand researchers raised for that country's commercial lilikoi crop, only noting that the NZ study's findings "exceeded expectations." Actually, the New Zealand concluded this way:
Notes on the new Puna plan
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 09:40PM Updated on Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 10:33AM by
Hunter Bishop
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Young Thaleia Jenness was dressed well for the occasion.w random late night thoughts on the day.
Naeole apologized shortly before the end of the meeting . "I glad you guys got your way," she said to the audience. "It's all right."
About 50 people staged a fine demonstration for the benefit of Council members on their way into the Ben Franklin building before the 8:30 a.m. meeting in Hilo.
PCDP's on tomorrow, Walter on Friday
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 11:12PM I'll be up and in Hilo early tomorrow morning taking photos of the "Rally for the Plan" and covering the subsequent County Council meeting on the Puna Community Development Plan. Should be an interesting day and I'll be posting on it as soon as I can. And if the subject's still pertinent, W.H. Shipman President Bill Walter is scheduled to talk about it Friday on the Mynah Bird radio show, which airs right after the 8 a.m. news on KHBC radio (1060 AM and 92.7 FM).
Puna has bigger tax base than Hilo
Monday, July 28, 2008 at 09:10PM Updated on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 01:02PM by
Hunter Bishop
Most people realize that.West Hawaii has well over two-thirds of the island's property tax base.
Rob Tucker on the radio this morning
Monday, July 28, 2008 at 07:15AM I just learned that Rob Tucker, president of the Friends of Puna's Future, one of the community groups spearheading the movement to pass the Puna Community Plan without amendments, we will be on radio station KHBC 1060am and 92.7 FM this morning after
the 8am CNNnews, according to an e-mail this morning from station manager Stephanie Salazar. That's less than an hour away from the time this is posted. Sorry for the short notice.
CDP showdown Friday in Puna
Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 07:10PM I'm looking forward to Friday's meeting on the Puna CDP at the Pahoa Community Center. It could be one of the more lively meetings of the year in Puna. Or it could be a dud.
Hey Pete, c'mon down, take a look
Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 08:37AM Updated on Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 09:53AM by
Hunter Bishop
What's wrong with this statement about Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann in the current edition of the Big Island Weekly?
Naeole agrees to discuss Puna CDP
Friday, July 18, 2008 at 04:24PM It's not over till it's over. After stiff-arming community input over the Puna Community Development Plan, Fifth District Councilwoman Emily Naeole has reversed course again by agreeing to meet with the community over the Council's upcoming vote on the Puna CDP.
Moe touts HPP township plan
Friday, July 11, 2008 at 12:27PM I see in the letters to the Hawaii Tribune-Herald editor today that Walter Moe is still touting the township idea for Hawaiian Paradise Park. It's an intriguing proposal, which Moe says he'll take to the next state Legislature.