Kau Fencing Project Would Limit Hunting
From The Hawaii Tribune Herald:
The Pele Defense Fund filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the state’s Ka‘u Forest Reserve Management Plan.
The group, joined by individual hunters, claims that the state Department of Land and Natural Resources needs to conduct an environmental impact statement for the plan, which would fence 12,000 acres for habitat protection.
The plaintiffs say the $10.4 million fencing project, intended to protect native plant species and the watershed, will lead to the loss of hunting grounds, an impact they believe should trigger the study. Read the full story.
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Photo of agave plants near Mauna Lani courtesy troymckaskle.
