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- 01/27/21-MORE BAD BEHAVIOR IN A STATE PARK AS VANDALS CUT THROUGH FENCE & GATE(HONOLULU) – Authorities are searching for the person or people who cut through metal gate poles and fencing at the “entrance” to Pu‘u Ola‘i (Little Beach) at Makena State Park on Maui. The beach section was closed on Jan. 5 in an effort to stop Sunday evening large gatherings (drum circles) attended by hundreds of people.
- 02/03/21-POST-MORTEM EXAMS REVEAL TWO HAWAIIAN MONK SEALS LIKELY DROWNED IN LAY NETS(HONOLULU) – It’s believed drowning is the likely cause of death of at least two of three Hawaiian monk seals found dead on Kaua‘i last September, November, and December.
Constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic delayed completion of post-mortem examinations.
- 02/12/21-BAD BEHAVIOR CONTINUES DAYS AFTER LINEAL DESCENDANTS PLEA FOR KŌKUA AT POLIHALE(HONOLULU) – Earlier this week, the families of native Hawaiians buried at Polihale on Kaua‘i, issued impassioned pleas for people to be respectful and to follow rules and laws designed to protect natural and cultural resources, and all park users.
- Land Board Submittals – 04/09/21AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DATE: FRIDAY, April 9, 2021 TIME: 9:00 A.M. LOCATION: Online via ZOOM, Livestream via YouTube Meeting materials […]
- 05/14/21-LARGEST BLNR FINE IN HAWAI‘I HISTORY LEVELED AGAINST HAWAI‘I ISLAND MAN IN PRAWN POISONING CASE(HONOLULU) – Today, the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) fined 54-year-old Wayne Keaulana Spatz, of Hilo, $633,840 for pouring poison into Pāheʻeheʻe Stream in North Hilo resulting in the deaths of an estimated 6,250 Tahitian prawns. This is the largest BLNR fine ever for an aquatic resource violation in the state.
- 05/15/21-MAN CITED FOR TAKING 378 ‘OPIHI FROM MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICT (HONOLULU) – Community members reported a man taking ‘opihi (limpets) from shoreline rocks within the Pūpūkea Marine Life Conservation District (MLCD).
Friday afternoon, a DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources (DOCARE) officer cited 55-year-old Roland Ching for violating Hawai‘i Administrative Rules relating to prohibited activities within the MLCD. He has no local address.
- Land Board Submittals – 06/10/21AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DATE: THURSDAY, June 10, 2021 TIME: 9:00 A.M. LOCATION: Online via ZOOM, Livestream via YouTube Meeting materials […]
- 07/07/21-OLOWALU PETROGLYPHS DAMAGED IN PAINTBALL ATTACK(OLOWALU, MAUI) – From a distance, it appears a flock of birds left their collective droppings all over a cliff face that holds some of the finest examples of Hawaiian petroglyphs. Also known as Pu'u Kilea, there are about 100 petroglyphs spread across the face of the basalt cliff in the Olowalu Valley.
- 07/28/21-PROTECTING THE TURTLES OF LANIAKEA IS A COMBINATION OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE (HONOLULU) – First and foremost, Debbie Herrera the Volunteer and Education Coordinator for Malama na Honu, believes we need to shift the narrative.
“The vast majority of people who come to Laniakea, on O‘ahu’s north shore, pay attention to the signs put up by volunteers from the group. We’re trying to focus on people behaving in pono ways, rather than those very few who refuse, despite dozens of cautionary signs or warnings from volunteers, to give green sea turtles on the beach or in the ocean wide berth,” she said.
- 07/30/21-MAN CITED FOR HARVESTING 345 UNDERSIZED ‘OPIHI(Hilo) - A 27-year-old man was cited for harvesting 345 undersized ‘opihi from the shoreline at Onekahakaha Beach Park.