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This is the largest BLNR fine ever for an aquatic resource violation in the state. In a press release, BLNR and DLNR Chair Suzanne Case said, “The action today sends a strong and clear message to anyone else who is endangering people’s health and killing life in our streams. Over the past week we’ve received additional reports of individuals using chemicals used in pesticides to poison streams for the sole purpose of collecting prawns to sell for human consumption. It is illegal and morally indefensible, and anyone caught will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” ....
HILO, Hawaii The state Board of Land and Natural Resources fined a man more than $600,000 on accusations of poisoning a stream, killing an estimated 6 ....
Hawaiʻi Man Fined For Pouring Poison into Pāheʻeheʻe Stream kwxx.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kwxx.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Fine Leveled Against Hawaii Island Man In Prawn Poisoning Case HONOLULU – 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. BLNR and DLNR Chair Suzanne Case said, “The action today sends a strong and clear message to anyone else who is endangering people’s health and killing life in our streams. Over the past week we’ve received additional reports of individuals using chemicals used in pesticides to poison streams for the sole purpose of collecting prawns to sell for human consumption. It is illegal and morally indefensible, and anyone caught will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” ....