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May 21, 2024
The owners of the luxury yacht Nakoa want a formal contested case hearing to fight a $1.8 million fine assessed last month by the Board of Land and Natural Resources.
April 29, 2024
The Maui News KAHULUI —“A slap on the wrist in this situation, would be a slap in the face of this community,” exclaimed John Carty of the Save Honolua
April 27, 2024
The Board of Land and Natural Resources increased a fine against the owners and operator of the luxury yacht, Nakoa, to $1,818,85.97 on Friday, to account for biological and cultural damages, as well as “emotional distress to the community.”
April 27, 2024
“We commend members of the community, especially those from Honolua, who came forward to share their concerns.” BLNR Chair Dawn Chang #BigIslandNow #BigIslandNews
January 30, 2024
The state has awarded an $842,000 contract to salvage one grounded boat and is considering a large fine against the owner of another — part of a year that saw an unusual number of vessels get stuck on the shorelines of Maui County.
January 29, 2024
The Maui News HONOLULU — Last July, the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) reached a tentative settlement agreement with the owners of a luxury yacht
January 27, 2024
Six months after reaching a settlement with owners of a luxury yacht for its grounding, removal and damage to natural resources, the owners still have not paid the thousands of dollars owed to the state.
January 26, 2024
At its upcoming meeting on Jan. 26, 2024, the Board of Land and Natural Resources will consider enforcement action against the owners of the vessel Nakoa, which, in February 2023, grounded outside the Honolua-Mokulēʻia Bay Marine Life Conservation District. In the incident, 119 specimens of stony coral and 1640.5 square meters of live rock were damaged.
July 30, 2023
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.
July 30, 2023
The decision to deliberate on a further penalty against Jim Jones and Noelani Yacht Charters came after the public and board members said the fine was too low.