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Bill 135 was introduced by Maui County Councilmember Kelly Takaya King, and was signed into law as Ordinance 5306 by Maui Mayor Michael Victorino on Dec. 6. It will take effect on Oct. 1, 2022.

mtanji@mauinews.com Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute Volunteer Lead Responders Alan Espiritu and Bruce Weyermann release a sea turtle patient back into the ocean at Po‘olenalena Beach Park in this undated photo. A total of 276 sea turtle strandings were documented on Maui in 2020, nearly double the 141 strandings seen in 2019, according to the institute’s recent report. Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute photo A total of 276 sea turtle strandings were documented on Maui in 2020, a nearly ...