To list the wekiu bug as an endangered species

Author:

Kahea, The Hawaiian Environmental Alliance

Title:

To list the wekiu bug as an endangered species

Year:

2003

Subject:

Wekiu bug Nysius wekiuicola Endangered species

Summary:

This report consists of 4 documents entitled: 1) Wekiu Bug Fact Sheet: Protection Sought for Mauna Kea's Wekiu Bug - Endangered Species with Critical Habitat. This document is dated May, 2003 and describes the background, current status, habitat, threats, critical habitat, and petitioning process that was taken in an effort to protect the Wekiu Bug. 2) Why it is Necessary to List the Wekiu Bug as an Endangered Species with Critical Habitat Designation. This document is dated June 2003, and describes why the Wekiu Bug is a naturally rare, highly specialized, and geographically restricted bug, why the destruction of their habitat is their primary threat, why the existing laws, regulations, and proposed mitigation measures are inadequate for their protection. This document also gives the information that was available in 2003 that supported the listing of the Wekiu Bug as an endangered species with critical habitat. 3) Citizens Take Action to List Mauna Kea Wekiu Bug as Endangered Species. This document is dated May 22, 2003 and describes the petition that The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance (KAHEA) filed with the Secretary of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the federal Administrative Procedures Act and Endangered Species Act. 4) Endangered Wekiu Bug. This document describes the existing information that supports listing the Wekiu Bug as an endangered species, why the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) should deny the Conservation District Use Application (CDUA) that would allow NASA to construct outrigger telescopes at the site of the W.M. Keck Observatory, the issues that KAHEA feels needs to be addressed regarding the lease rent that is paid by the observatories who operate on Mauna Kea, the environmental impacts on the summit that results from the construction of the telescopes, the cultural rights that are denied the Hawaiian people with regard to worship on the summit, and the lack of having a procedure in place that would allow for public or community-based participation regarding the decisions that impact the cultural and religious resources on Mauna Kea.

Collection:

Monographs