DLNR Vacation Rental Crackdown; Ala Moana Fall Settlement; Vets Prep for Career in Tech; Kwai Ghost Net Boat; Ghost Net Artist
DLNR Vacation Rental Crackdown
Sam Lemmo heads a division of the Department of Land and Natural resources which is charged with protecting conservation land. But turns out some of that land is being used for commercial ventures-- specifically short term vacation rentals. We talked to Lemmo this week about the crackdown underway.
Ala Moana Fall Settlement
The law firm of Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina and Fairbanks is settling its lawsuit against Ala Moana for negligence. It stems from a fatal fall four years ago on Discoverer’s Day holiday weekend, a big draw for shoppers. We spoke with Rick Fried, the lawyer representing the case, for more on the latest developments.
Vets Prep for Career in Tech
For today's Reality Check with our partners at Honolulu Civil Beat, reporter Christina Jedra joins us today with a story on vets preparing for tech jobs at Schofield Barracks.
Read the full story here.
Kwai Ghost Net Boat
The vessel Kwai can often be found docked at Kewalo Basin here on Oahu when it’s not traveling on the open ocean throughout the pacific. This summer the Pacifc cargo ship was hired to sail out into the gyre to collect marine debris. We talked to owner Brad Ives earlier this year as he was about to set sail to the Kiribas and then to the Cook islands. Later this spring the Kwai will head back out to the gyre.
Ghost Net Artist
University of Hawaii graduate student Kat Kazlauskas has worked with marine debris collected by Sustainable Coastlines. “WITHIN, WITHOUT” is the title of her exhibit that opens this Sunday at UH Manoa as she shares with us there is beauty in trash.
