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State Land Board advances plan to re-open Hawaiʻi waters to aquarium pet industry
The rulemaking decision — made last week during a regular board meeting — follows a prior board vote to ban reef fish collection along with intense public opposition to the capture and sale of native reef fish, many from West Hawaiʻi waters.
Third Circuit Court Upholds Land Board’s Decision On Illegal Lava Boat Tours
Administrative fines totaling $48,500 have been affirmed by Circuit Judge Greg K. Nakamura in a Board of Land and Natural Resources decision against illegal commercial lava boat tours on Hawai‘i Island.
1,517 Acres of Maui Forest Considered for Inclusion in Natural Area Reserve
By Wendy Osher The Department of Land and Natural Resources is proposing the designation of more than 15-hundred acres on Maui for inclusion in the State’s Natural Area Reserve System. The land is located in the Nakula region of Haleakala and includes a tract of Koa dominated forest that state officials say is rapidly disappearing […]
