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“A federal court ordered two government agencies to comply with existing regulations in response to a lawsuit seeking air tour management plans for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park. The Hawaii Island Coalition Malama Pono and the Public Employees for ...

“Leading up to the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service back in 2016, there was much discussion about the future of the parks. Perhaps the hallmark was the Second Century Commission’s report, prepared following a year of listening sessions, professional input, and ...

“The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic came as no surprise to the medical community, academic leaders and most governmental experts.” Read the PEER Story… ...

“Hawaiʻi island helicopter noise opponents are celebrating a legal victory today. HICoP, or the Hawaii Island Coalition Malama Pono, a non-profit “with the sole purpose of returning serenity to Hawaii free from tour copter noise nuisance pollution and safety from tour copter ...

“A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is forcing agencies to carry out statutory obligations on national park flight tours after a “nineteen-year holdup.” The groups Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and the ...

“The D.C. Circuit said Friday that 19 years of delay fueled by turf wars between the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Park Service has forced the court to set a deadline for the government to develop plans to manage air tours around national parks.” Read the ...