Officials Ask for Help Identifying Those Involved in Christmas Tree Bonfires at Kāne‘ohe Bay Sandbar
Illegal tree burning in the wildlife sanctuary harms natural resources.
January 12, 2021
Editor’s note: State conservation officials say they blurred the faces in the photos of these social media posts of people at the illegal bonfires because they have found that photos which clearly identify people in controversial or illegal situations can lead to threats of bodily harm and violence against those individuals.
Social media posts from Dec. 9, 2020: Ahu O Laka, Kāne‘ohe Bay sandbar, showing illegal Christmas tree bonfires. Photo: Courtesy of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources