OF NOTE is the supposed dialogue between 2 sides, yet we hear nothing from the collectors, who tend to form a circular firing squad. They're silent on orders from the former Georgia Aquarium Director (where all the beluga whales died) and the former Nature Conservancy Director, where "sustainability" and smoke both wait for definition. David Ige may defer to his higher power, Suzanne Case, and put TNC ahead of Hawaii. He may fail to override his mistake at DLNR. But while Hawaii is angry and disappointed that an exhaustive, honest and tough campaign might come to such a pathetic end, we will not give up. We will not allow lip service to The Precautionary Principle or murmuring support for the Paris Climate Accord or praise for the Hokulea followed by  abdication of a sworn kuleana on the Hawaii Reef Accord. DLNR conflict of interest, WESPAC influence on State legislation and a red herring reef management plan do not qualify as leadership in The Reef State. Let SB 1240 pass!

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