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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. ....
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 ....
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.” ....
The proposed fine was deteremined by DAR based on in-house matrices used to assign monetary values to marine species and the area that was damaged. ....