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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.
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
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.
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.