agriculture

ESA changes make for a robust law

The most recent revisions to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) are almost exclusively addressing property rights and which entity – state or federal – is responsible for the protection of land where threatened and endangered wildlife live. The federal…

Planting the seeds for progress

Like many local business owners, Hawaii’s farmers and ranchers have to deal with rules and regulations that often make it harder to run a successful enterprise.They also share the same concerns about the high cost of housing and how it affects their…