Articles from David Henkin

August 18, 2020

Fixing Hawai'i’s Power Lines and Street Lights to Save Seabirds and Sea Turtles

Earthjustice attorney David Henkin holds a Newell’s shearwater chick in Maui.

Bad infrastructure in Hawaiʻi is putting wildlife at grave risk. The solution is actually quite simple.

November 5, 2015

New Navy Agreement Means Dolphins Won’t Die in Vain

A recent settlement agreement with the Navy ensures that marine mammal deaths will now be investigated to help avoid additional military sonar-related deaths.

April 15, 2015

Whales Blow Hole in Sonar Plan

Dolphins swim in advance of Virginia-class attack submarine PCU Minnesota.

A judge tells the Navy that it doesn’t need access to every square inch of the ocean to conduct training exercises. There is a better way to protect both our country and our wildlife.

June 11, 2014

Maui County Facing Fine for Dirty Water Dumping

County subject to millions in penalties for illegal discharges from Lahaina injection wells

December 13, 2013

Defending a Species Paradise

Earthjustice uses the ESA to protect Hawai‘i’s many vulnerable species.

February 17, 2011

Era of Mortars and Artillery Shells Ends For Makua

The Army’s announcement in January that it is abandoning plans to resume the most destructive type of live-fire training at Makua Military Reservation on O‘ahu represents a major step forward in Earthjustice’s longstanding effort to protect Makua’s unique biological and cultural treasures.

April 10, 2009

Defending False Killer Whales from Commercial Fishing in Hawai'i

A new scientific study (pdf) paints a bleak picture for Hawai'i's false killer whales.

For nearly a decade, the National Marine Fisheries Service's data(pdf) have shown the Hawai'i longline fishery is killing these rare marine mammals at rates far beyond what the population can sustain.

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