HONOLULU (CN) — The endangered Hawaiian yellow-faced bees documented at Kuilima on Oahu’s North Shore weren’t there when Honolulu approved an environmental review for a new Ritz-Carlton resort in 2013.
Neither was the breeding colony of Laysan albatross at nearby Kahuku Point, or the increasing numbers of Hawaiian monk seals using the beaches to birth and rear their pups.
But they’re there now, according to environmental and community groups challenging the county’s approval of the luxury hotel project…