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Every day, I’m scouring the Internet for land use and environmental news from around the state and around the world that means something for us here in Hawaii. Noteworthy today: a USGS report on Maui’s streams, a USDOJ indictment for Kauai’s birds and money trouble for the Big Island’s Hokulia.

• The U.S. Geological Survey this week released a on Na Wai Eha — four main Maui streams — that includes the impact of , the Maui News reports. Next week, the state’s water commission will address 16 East Maui streams, according to its agenda, though the .

• Kauai’s by the U.S. Department of Justice Wednesday for criminal violations of the Endangered Species Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Already sued by environmentalists, the utility denies any wrongdoing.

• The massive Hokulia development on the Big Island is , with only 10 homes built on 660 oceanfront lots. A bank will soon auction off the property and the associated debt, the Wall Street Journal reports.

• National retailer Target has unveiled some of its of a seven-acre parcel in Kailua, the Star-Bulletin reports today. Community concerns focus on traffic.

• Mauna Kea’s 30-meter , and is now one step closer to applying for permits from DLNR.

• Global warming skeptics, avert your eyes. You may have already heard this, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says April was the , dating back to 1880. And it’s part of a trend.

• A decades-old land dispute apparently led to a in Tyler County, Texas. A 77-year-old man is in custody after allegedly shooting two men, 73 and 78, because they were on property he said was his.

• The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered BP to use a as it attempts to clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. How many gallons of the bad stuff were used before the government caught on?

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