SB 1240 solves a reef crisis. DLNR fails with platitudes and smoke but NO environmental review, NO limits on permits or catch! The aquarium trade infests DLNR, cancelling leadership and twisting the truth—data spin. Director Case is wrong: there is no spillover. CPUE (catch per unit of effort) is a debunked formula for collapse.  Kona plunder zones are empty. Her data is a lie. She has not been on a Kona reef.
SB 1240 was hard-fought and phases out aquarium devastation. Yes, all parties must work toward refinement based on fact and ETHICAL standards the voters of Hawaii demand. Suzanne Case rarely speaks on camera or in print, much like Jared Kushner. DLNR needs SB 1240 to become a legitimate state agency. Fish populations along the Kona Coast are down, especially aquarium trade target species. DLNR calls “species of concern,” and GONE species are “experiencing a 100% decline.” Time to stop The Nature Conservancy from dictating Hawaii Reef Policy. Let it pass.