Land Links for Monday, June 7

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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: wastewater seeping out of springs on Maui, a years-long drought is not over yet on the Big Island and state funds will expand a beach park on Kauai.

  • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Maui County to , saying two studies found “substantial evidence” that wastewater injected into the ground was seeping out of submarine springs, according to the Maui News.
  • have been affecting the state since April 2008 and will likely continue for the foreseeable future, The National Weather Service told the Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
  • Gov. Lingle has released $800,000 in state funds, clearing the way for the long-discussed expansion of the popular on Kauai’s North Shore, The Garden Island reports.
  • Star-Bulletin veteran Nina Wu is taking her monthly “Green Leaf” environmental feature to the new Star-Advertiser. Today, she has stories about and .
  • The spread of oil across the Gulf of Mexico means the , Coast Guard commander Adm. Thad W. Allen told reporters today.

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