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February 24, 2000
Court Asked to Close Lobster Fishery to Protect Monk Seal in Hawaii
January 26, 2000
Lawsuit Seeks Fishery Closures to Save Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal
January 3, 2000
Lawsuit Filed to Save Endangered Forest Bird (O'Ahu Elepaio) in Hawai'i
November 22, 1999
Court Closes Large Area of the Pacific to the Longline Fishery to Save Endangered Sea Turtles
A federal judge in Hawai`i ordered thousands of square miles of the Pacific Ocean closed to the Hawai`i-based longline fishery to reduce the longliners' impacts on threatened and endangered sea turtles.
November 19, 1999
Citizen Suit Prompts Action to Protect Imperiled Hawaiian Invertebrates
The Center for Biological Diversity, represented Earthjustice, and the Secretary of the Interior and Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, reached a settlement that moves four rare Hawaiian invertebrates -- Blackburn's sphinx moth, Newcomb's snail, the Kaua`i cave wolf spider and the Kaua`i cave amphipod -- a crucial step closer to protection under the federal Endangered Species Act.
October 20, 1999
Court Finds Longline Fishery Violating Environmental Law
A federal judge ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Secretary of Commerce William Daley violated federal law by allowing the Hawai`i-based longline fishery to operate without first preparing an Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact Statement.
September 27, 1999
Citizens and Army Settle Lawsuit
Malama Makua, represented by Earthjustice, and the US Army settled a lawsuit to compel the Army's compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act for training and related activities at Makua Military Reservation on O`ahu.
July 20, 1999
Victory for Endangered Hawaiian Plants
The Hawai`i District Court ordered the Secretary of the Interior and Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service to finalize a proposed rule to list ten Hawaiian plant taxa as endangered under the Endangered Species Act by August 31, 1999.
April 20, 1999
Citizens Sue to Save Endangered Hawaiian Plants
Conservation Council for Hawai`i, represented by Earthjustice, filed suit against the Secretary of the Interior and Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, to list ten Hawaiian plants as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
February 24, 1999
Lawsuit Filed to Halt Killing of Endangered Sea Turtles by Longline Fishery in Hawaii
The Center for Marine Conservation and the Sea Turtle Restoration Project, represented by Earthjustice, filed a lawsuit in federal court for the district of Hawai`i to stop the ongoing killing of endangered sea turtles by Hawai`i's longline fishery.
August 31, 1998
Court Orders Closure of Illegal Heliport
Court orders closure of illegal heliport on border of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.
March 12, 1998
Hawai'i Court Orders Government to Act on Habitat for Plants
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service violates Endangered Species Act (ESA) by refusing to designate critical habitat for 245 species of endangered and threatened Hawaiian plants.