Oh no: "#Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources last week voted to advance the pet industry’s plans to re-open the state’s waters to commercial-scale extraction and export of native reef wildlife as aquarium pets.

New regulations — if finalized — will allow hundreds of thousands of reef fish to be taken during the next 5 years from West Hawaiʻi’s already stressed coral reefs."

https://bigislandnow.com/2025/10/27/state-land-board-advances-plan-to-re-open-hawai%ca%bbi-waters-to-aquarium-pet-industry/

#StacyKamano #BrookeBurns

S10E05 "Strike Team"

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Stealing Hawaiian land and suppressing the culture was not enough. The invaders now sue because *they* feel discriminated against:

"A Hawaiian princess bequeathed her inheritance to her people. The schools they set up are being sued"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/26/hawaii-kamehameha-school-lawsuit-admission

#hawaii #indigenous #education #law #history

Yellowmargin Moray Eel at an #Oahu #Hawaii #reef . Your #sealife #photooftheday

Prints available - DM me. #eel #moray #Monday #creature #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #photo #photography #scuba #discover #underwater #art #critter #follow

#JasonBrooks #KehauLee

S11E21 Makapu'u Lighthouse

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