Petitions to formally contest the state’s pending three-year contract with Secure Parking Hawaii LLC to manage and enforce public stalls at Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor have been denied.
Requests to formally contest a pending parking contract over management of coveted stalls at the state- controlled Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor are being recommended for rejection.
Boat tour operators flew in from across the state to testify on several bills introduced by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, that commercial operators say would devastate their business.
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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.