Today’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports state officials are concerned that Oahu residents eligible for cheaper flood policy rates based upon updated federal flood maps may miss a deadline looming on Wednesday, January 19, 2010. Failing to respond by Wednesday could
Salmonella Paratyphi B Linked to Frozen Raw Ahi Tuna
The Hawaii Department of Health today confirmed 10 cases of salmonella infection on Oahu related to eating previously frozen internationally imported raw ahi. The people who became ill with Salmonella Paratyphi B reported eating raw ahi, often prepared as poke,
More on Hawaii/Tuna/Salmonella: national outbreak? international?
From today’s Hawaii Department of Health press release:
The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed 10 cases of
illness occurring on O‘ahu caused by Salmonella Paratyphi B infection related to eating previously frozen internationally imported raw ahi. The individuals,
Here’s A Novel Proposition: How About Paying For It?
The Honolulu Advertiser reports “Lingle wants Ka Iwi coast free of development,” about the Governor’s efforts “paving the way for the final step in preserving the most accessiblewild coastline on O’ahu for generations to come.” And just how
Evictions from State-Owned Land in Hawaii
The Honolulu Advertiser brings news of evictions of residents from state land on the north shore of Oahu. We hear another lesson in what we might call legal realism:Each family is being evicted for various reasons, said Ervin Kahala, who
Hawaii Salmonella Ahi Toll Now 34 – Additional Illness in California and Colorado
The Honolulu Advertiser reported this morning that the Hawaii State Department of Health says a new case of salmonella poisoning has been confirmed on Oahu, bringing to 34 the number of such infections since October. The latest case involves someone
▪ Shoreline Access Across Private Property – A Shortcut to Paying for the Change?
Yesterday’s Honolulu Star-Bulletin ran an editorial “Access to Oahu’s shoreline is being blocked little by little,” spurred by a brewing controversy regarding access to public beaches across private property in Kailua. The editorial calls for political leaders to
▪ Shoreline Public Access on Federally Owned Land
The above-the-fold headline story in today’s Honolulu Advertiser screams “Public denied access to some Oahu beaches.” The only thing missing is a string of exclamation points following the headline. The story details the relatively rare situation where the
▪ “High Wash of the Waves?”
KITV reports that “Waves Wash Debris Onto North Shore Roadways” during winter high surf on Oahu’s famed North Shore. What does this mean when the boundary between public property and private land on the shoreline is the upper
▪ Trespassing on Shoreline Private Property
No easy answers on seawalls, a column in today’s Advertiser, poses an interesting question. Is it legal to walk on seawalls where there is no beach makai (seaward) of the wall:Q. In Kane’ohe Bay on O’ahu, there are numerous
