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Fishing battle at remote Hawaiian islands - Environment - MSNBC.com Skip navigation U.S. News The Changing Court Crime & Punishment Politics After the Storms U.S. Life U.S. Security Education Environment Race in America Only on MSNBC.com WP.com Highlights Peculiar Postings U.S. News World News Business Sports Entertainment Tech / Science Health Weather Travel Blogs Etc. Local News Newsweek Multimedia News Video Most Popular NBC NEWS MSNBC TV Today Show Nightly News Meet the Press Dateline NBC MSNBC Home U.S. News Environment Fishing battle at remote Hawaiian islands Conservation groups claim species decline, fishery council claims bias James Watt / NOAA file Conservationists say that Northwestern Hawaiian Island reefs like this one, near French Frigate Shoals, are threatened by commercial fishing. HONOLULU - Commercial fishing has sharply depleted numbers of several species in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and threatens the health of the pristine island chain's ecosystem, according to a private study released Monday. Populations of the opakapaka, or Hawaiian pink snapper, have plummeted 90 percent in 10 years, according to the Ocean Conservancy and the Marine Conservation Biology Institute. Stocks of the hapu'upu'u, or the Hawaiian grouper, have sunk 64 percent over the same period in the 1,200 miles of islands and atolls northwest of Kauai, according to the study. "There is little doubt they are being depleted far below a state of ecological health," said Dennis Heinemann, one of the study's authors. Fishery council disagrees The federal body responsible for fishing rules around the island chain criticized the study as biased against fishing. The study used simple proxies rather than true estimates of fish populations, said Paul Dalzell, the senior scientist for the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council. "That is a selective and partisan use of the information by the organizations," he said. "It is not a peer-reviewed scientific publication. It is purely their own interpretation of the information." Nine bottomfishers working around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, primarily in federal waters, bring in a catch worth about $1.5 million each year. Refuge created Last month, Gov. Linda Lingle declared state waters around the islands a marine refuge and banned fishing three miles from the islands' shorelines. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is planning to designate the area the country's 14th National Marine Sanctuary and U.S. Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, has proposed banning fishing in the area. The fishing report is online at www.oceanconservancy.org . 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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Hawaii Volcano

Hawaii's Volcano Quake And Tsunami Man- MidWeek Cover 01-19-2005 | Midweek.com Hawaii's Volcano, Quake &Tsunami Man Brian Yanagi By Alice Keesing Volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis. Thats quite an explosive trio and its up to Brian Yanagi at state Civil Defense to prepare Hawaii for the trio of natural disasters. The dynamic nature of his charges has earned the former naval intelligence officer the nickname of Mr. Shake n Bake. On the serious side, its his job to make sure they dont become massive killers. Yanagi would never say it, but there have been frustrating times in recent years trying to keep the public alert and prepared for such devastating disasters. While tsunamis are the No. 1 natural disaster killer in the Islands, a whole generation has grown up without experiencing one. The it wont happen to us mindset has taken hold. But oh, how things have changed since Dec. 26. After the Indian Ocean earthquake and South Asia tsunami, Yanagi and other tsunami experts have been in hot demand. I have been getting multitudes of international, national and local media calls about Hawaiis tsunami preparedness program, Yanagi says. The focus may be on another part of the world right now, but its also time to shake up Hawaiis attitude to the killer waves. Tsunamis killed 221 people and injured hundreds more in Hawaii in the 20th century compared to seven people killed by hurricanes. And Yanagi worries that with todays densely populated coastlines, the potential for death and destruction is even greater. There has been an unusual period of quiet in recent times, but the oft-repeated line in tsunami circles is that its not a matter of if, but when. I would say that Hawaii is more susceptible to destructive tsunamis than the Indian Ocean countries, Yanagi says. Thats because Hawaii sits in the middle of the Pacific Ring of Fire, a geologically volatile circle ripe for the earthquakes and underwater landslides that can shift the huge amounts of water that trigger tsunamis. The location that most worries Yanagi is the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska an earthquake there could spawn a tsunami that races south across the Pacific at 500 mph and reaches Hawaii in just five hours. Other areas the experts keep an anxious eye on are Chile and Japan. And then theres the potential danger of locally produced tsunamis. An earthquake on the Big Island could spawn a tsunami that sweeps ashore and through the islands in a matter of minutes. The real sleeper is Mauna Loa, Yanagi says. When it erupts, the strong earthquake shaking could generate a tsunami. Thats the one we need to keep an eye out for. Experts predict Mauna Loa will probably erupt in the next five years. The good news is that Hawaii is the most tsunami-prepared state in the nation and many are turning here for a role model in the wake of the recent tragedy. But given that, experts still agree there is a lot more that could be done even here. Yanagi and others hope the South Asia tragedy will provide the impetus for more resources to keep improving the system. In particular, Yanagi would like to see the number of tsunami detection buoys in the Pacific increased from six to as many as 30. Its those eyes in the ocean that help the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center predict the arrival of killer waves. Civil Defense also has spent years producing detailed checklists and developing response plans. When Civil Defense needs to spring into action, its hobbit-hole type bunker burrowed into the wall of Diamond Head Crater is full of ceiling-to-floor charts and maps, communication systems, an emergency radio broadcast facility, a generator and even bunks and supplies so the operation can continue 24 hours a day. Its part of Yanagis job to keep all that information up to date with the latest scientific information and to drill and drill and redrill the response plans. This is what Yanagi wants you to know:When the sirens sound, turn on your radio for the Civil Defense message. If its a tsunami warning, check your phone book to see if you are in a tsunami evacuation zone. If you are, get to higher ground. In the case of Waikiki, where an en masse evacuation would only result in traffic gridlock, the advice is to evacuate vertically get above at least three stories. People outside of the tsunami evacuation zones should just stay put, Yanagi says. Dont get in your car because youll just contribute to the traffic. Parents should also know that DOE schools are prepared to walk their students out. They practice and drill this. So parents dont need to rush down to pick them up. The situation becomes more urgent in the case of a locally produced tsunami. Things will happen so fast that there may not be time for a warning siren. If the ground shakes severely, or the ocean recedes or you hear the sound of a freight train coming for you, says Yanagi, thats Mother Natures way of warning you to get to higher ground. One of the nightmare scenarios for people like Yanagi and one that tragically occurred in South Asia is when people go down to look at the seabed that can be laid bare by the strong undertow-type forces that can precede the wave train. Animals sense danger and they run away, but when humans sense something unusual, even dangerous, they tend to wander down in harms way, Yanagi says. Now (after all the footage from South Asia) theres really no excuse for people to be wandering down to the ocean in the event of a tsunami. Hawaii tsunami expert Walter Dudley credits Yanagi and Civil Defense with efforts to educate the public on the dangers of tsunamis. The division teamed up with the Pacific Tsunami Museum and the Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes to distribute thousands of DVDs trying to debunk the myth that a tsunami is a surfable wave. Theyve been very, very proactive in that sense, says Dudley, author of Tsunami! and an oceanography professor at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Worrying about impending threats has been the story of Yanagis career. Although to start with, he used to worry about manmade threats rather than those from Mother Nature. Yanagi grew up in Kaimuki, a childhood that he wryly says was spent trying to stay out of trouble and earn good grades to please his parents. His dad was Stanley Maui Yanagi, who was head of the Carpenters Union for 25 years in the 40s and 50s when Hawaii was becoming unionized. After graduating from Kalani High (where he was class president), Yanagi received a Congressional nomination to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., from U.S. Sen. Spark Matsunaga. He earned his oceanography degree before going on to serve as a naval intelligence officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway . Yes, it was real spy stuff, he says. Yanagi lived with Top Gun aviators and briefed them on Soviet Union and Middle Eastern intelligence operations. This was during the edgy times of the Iranian hostage crisis, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war. Yanagi had top-secret security clearance a real eye-opener to the world. The news only reports the tip of the iceberg, he says. I got to see the whole iceberg, what was really happening with politics and the military in the world. After retiring from the Naval Reserves, Yanagi went on to teach algebra and trigonometry at Hawaii Pacific College in the mid-80s. He then worked as a public relations consultant to Turtle Bay Resort promoting golf tournaments, including the inaugural Senior Skins Legends of Golf Tournament featuring Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Chi Chi Rodriguez and Sam Snead. (Yanagi is a keen weekend chaser of the little white ball himself.) He joined the state Civil Defense Division in 1990. Last year he won the state defense departments employee of the year award. Thats pretty impressive when you consider the size of this department; thats thousands of people, says Civil Defense spokesman Ray Lovell. Hes very dedicated to what hes doing, Lovell adds. He realizes that the work he does, that were dealing with real life-and-death stuff. That has been driven home by what we saw in the Indian Ocean. We cant let down. When you spend your day thinking about killer waves that could descend within a matter of hours, it probably pays to have some light relief in your life. For this self-described middle-aged DINK (double income no kids), that relief came with an adventure into acting that started in the mid-90s. He got the bug when The Phantom of the Opera appeared at the Blaisdell. You just see how much fun these people are having on stage, Yanagi says. Its one of the great escapes you can have in life. Youre being another person for a while in your life. Its very invigorating. So he sings? Well, yes, badly, but I do sing. And Im trying to dance without falling over myself, he laughs. Yanagi has performed in half a dozen musicals, starring in Flower Drum Song with KHNL-8 anchor Jodi Leong, South Pacific with American Idol s Jordan Segundo and My Fair Lady with KHON-2s Tina Shelton. But these days, Yanagi is more involved with events on the world stage, organizing a visit to South Asia with an international team of scientists. They will be analyzing the damage caused by the tsunami. That information will help prepare Hawaii better for the next destructive tsunami, he says. Like others, Yanagi has been touched by the human tragedy. Even he is floored by the magnitude of the event. It just personally commits me more to this cause of saving lives and reducing property damage. To do that, he says, he needs people to pay attention and be smart too. MidWeek Home Page

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Mexican Restaurants - Oahu Restaurants Oahu Printer Friendly Version A Word About "Symbols and Awards" Help us preserve the Islands. Tell our advertisers you found them on Alternative-Hawaii. LATIN AMERICAN BRAZILIAN | MEXICAN | PUERTO RICAN BRAZILIAN TUDO DE BOM McCully Shopping Center 1960 Kapiolani Blvd. #204 Honolulu, HI 96826 (Honolulu / McCully Area) Tel. (808) 942-0267 All kinds of meats are carved at your table, from huge skewers. (LD $$) Top MEXICAN AZTECA 3617 Waialae Avenue Honolulu, HI 96816 (Honolulu / Kaimuki Area) Tel. (808) 735-2492 Homestyle cooking - great chili verde. (LD $) BAJA TACOS 3040 Waialae Avenue Honolulu, HI 96816 (Honolulu / Kaimuki Area) Tel. (808) 737-5893 A tiny taqueria modeled after those in San Diego and Baja California Norte. (LD $) BANDITOS CANTINA Pearlridge Shopping Center 98-151 Pali Momi Aiea, HI 96701 (Southwest Oahu) Tel. (808) 488-8888 Authentic Mexican cuisine - very popular with the locals. (LD $) CHA CHA CHA 2 342 Seaside Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815 (Honolulu / Waikiki Area) Tel. (808) 923-7797 Great place to eat Mexican. (LD $) CHA-CHA-CHA SAL SARIA Hawaii Kai Shopping Center 333 Keahole Street Honolulu, HI 96825 (Southeast Oahu) Tel. (808) 395-7797 Great nachos and quesadillas. (LD $) CISCO'S CANTINA 123 Hekili Street Kailua, HI 96734 (Windward Oahu) Tel. (808) 262-7337 (2 locations) One of Oahu's oldest and best known Mexican restaurants. Famous for fabulous food, friendly service and the best (and biggest) Margaritas on the planet! (LD $) COMPADRES MEXICAN BAR & GRILL Ward Centre 1200 Ala Moana Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96814 (Honolulu / Ala Moana Area) Tel. (808) 591-8307 Casual atmosphere with a variety of Mexican favorites. 2004 Hale Aina Award. 2005 Ilima Award. (LD $$) EL BURRITO 550 Piikoi Street Honolulu, HI 96814 (Honolulu / Ala Moana Area) Tel. (808) 596-8225 Not much bigger than an SUV, this down-home spot serves the kind of authentic Mexican food you don't often find in Honolulu. 2002 Ilima Award. (LD $) EL CHARRO MEXICAN RESTAURANT 111 Sand Island Access Road Honolulu, HI 96819 (Honolulu / Sand Island Area) Tel. (808) 845-9637 Family-run and serving some of the best Mexican food in Honolulu. Regional specialties from Jalisco - everything is made from scratch. Great breakfast plates. (BLD $) JOSE'S MEXICAN CAFE & CANTINA 1134 Koko Head Avenue Honolulu, HI 96816 (Honolulu / Kaimuki Area) Tel. (808) 732-1833 Would you believe snow crab burritos! (LD $) LA BAMBA 847 Kapahulu Avenue Honolulu, HI 96816 (Honolulu / Kapahulu Area) Tel. (808) 737-1956 Authentic Mexican cooks. (LD $) LA CUCARACHA MEXICAN BAR & GRILL 2130 Kuhio Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815 (Honolulu / Waikiki Area) Tel. (808) 922-2288 Authentic Mexican food made with light ingredients. Make their own margaritas from fresh limes! (LD $) LA FAMILIA RESTAURANTE MEXICANO 94-226 Leoku Street, Waipahu, HI 96797 (Southwest Oahu) Tel. (808) 671-8776 You don't have to cross the border - it doesn't get any more authentic! (LD $) LAS PALMAS 55 Merchant Street Honolulu, HI 96813 (Honolulu / Downtown Area) Tel. (808) 533-0129 Standard Mexican fare. (BL $) LOS CHAPARROS MEXICAN RESTAURANT 2140 S. Beretania Street Honolulu, HI 96826 (Honolulu / McCully Area) Tel. (808) 951-6399 An eatery with ambience - serving well-prepared home-style cooking. Delicious sauces accompany specialty dishes. (LD $) LOS GARCIA'S 14 Oneawa Kailua, HI 96734 (Windward Oahu) Tel. (808) 261-0306 Family operated. Carne Asada and other favorites. (LD $) MAUI TACOS 95-221 Kipapa Drive Mililani, HI 96789 (Central Oahu) Tel. (808) 623-9405 All types of Mexican food. (LD $) MI CASA TAQUERIA 3046 Monsarrat Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815 (Honolulu / Kapahulu Area) Tel. (808) 737-1562 A family-owned and operated place that serves up homey, Northern Mexican food. A laid-back hangout - like going to somebody's house. (LD $) QUINTERO'S 1102 Piikoi Street Honolulu, HI 96814 (Honolulu / Makiki Area) Tel. (808) 593-1561 Authentic, homestyle and funky restaurant. (LD $) TORITO'S MEXICAN FOOD 2330 Kalakaua Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815 (Honolulu / Waikiki Area) Tel. (808) 922-4057 Check out their Crazy Burrito - a house specialty. (LD $) Top PUERTO RICAN (see Puerto Rican Food Glossary ) JACKIE'S DINER Waimalu Shopping Center 98-020 Kamehameha Highway Aiea, HI 96701 (Southwest Oahu) Tel. (808) 484-0999 An eclectic mix of Hawaiian and Puerto Rican foods. (LD $) Top Oahu Restaurants Index | Restaurants Index | Home Page Contact Us | Sponsor Join Us Form ©Ala Mua Hawaii 1997