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$117,000 fine issued against Trust for luxury yacht grounding at Honolua Bay in February
The state Board of Land and Natural Resources issued a $117,471.97 fine against the Albert Revocable Trust for coral and live rock damage caused by the grounding of the private luxury yacht Nakoa at Honolua Bay in northwest Maui earlier this year. The board is still contemplating and is open to seeking any kind of fair and reasonable penalty against the operator, Jim Jones and Noelani Yacht Charters, LLC, for damages done to cultural and natural resources.
Who did Gov. Ige nominate for the state Board of Land and Natural Resources?
Gov. David Ige nominated an active Maui volunteer, a Hawai‘i Island engineer, a Kauaʻi real estate leader, a cultural museum vice president and a climate change small business owner to serve on the seven-person state Board of Land and Natural Resources. All five nominations are subject to Senate confirmation.