China on Nukes - Build Baby Build!

SUBHEAD: Fukushima has put nuclear power on the radar for a populace that was previously focused on enjoying its benefits.By Kari Huus on 24 March 2011 for MSNBC -(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42219006/ns/world_news-asiapacific/#)Image above: Qinshan nuclear power plant starts expansion near Hangzhou Bay, Zhejiang Province in 2008. Two reactors operational by 2014. From (http://www.china.org.cn/

If a tyrant developed Kauai

SUBHEAD: This is the first time a developer would be granted a "Special Use Permit" to develop commercially on designated agricultural land.On 23 March 2011 by way of Keep Kauai Country - (http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=nphezafab&v=0018iMS5L3VR6N0_ig1Neau394Rw3j6Kjnm1mMEQdoLDnCG03R_eOXSZeJEZjUG9K5_O7D49MxwZ8k3LJ8nmhj_gOKSFMH-Dv1eeP1CZqtGEcfNQxcB1NVdsxxMqIvYF2HI)Image above:

Another Big Ugly Thing is Here!

SUBHEAD: Koloa Landing opens Phase One of residential resort with less than 50% units sold in range between $1 - $2 million.By Juan Wilson on 16 January 2011 -Image above: Soggy lawn on a rainy day a Koloa Landing. From TGI article below.Koloa Landing Phase One is one of only a couple of massive development projects that targeted Poipu/Koloa and survived the financial crisis in 2008. At one point

Hapa Trail is State Owned

SUBHEAD: It is a good time to let the DLNR revisit this issue, after Lingle's laura Theilen is gone and under Abocrombie's new chairperson pick, William Aila.By Paul Curtis on 11 December 2010 for Garden Island News - (http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/article_380d2a08-05bf-11e0-a69f-001cc4c002e0.html)Image above: Teddy Blake explains some of the historical aspects of Hapa Trail. Photo by

Important Ag Land Meetings

SOURCE: Kenneth Taylor (taylork021@Hawaii.rr.com)SUBHEAD: These meetings about prime agricultural lands will affect the sustainability of Kauai.[Publisher's note: At the Eco-Roundtable LEGS Conference in November 2007 IslandBreath made a presentation titled Kauai Sustainable Land Use Plan. Currently there are four land uses designations: Conservation (55% of island); Agricultural (40%), Urban (4%

All Ag Land is Important

SUBHEAD: Every piece of land outside of a current town or city limit on Kaua‘i should be designated as important.Image above: Kauai built out. Illustration by Juan Wilson. From (http://www.islandbreath.org/2007Year/20-HookahiKauai/0720-10Moratoriums.html).By Gordon Oswald on 1 November 2010 in The Garden Island -(http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/article_09f3b732-e57a-11df-8965-