The Maui News
June 12, 2008
HONOLULU — Seeking to simplify and clarify the legal processes for enforcing state laws protecting natural resources, the Department of Land and Natural Resources is proposing a “Civil Resources Violation System” as a revision of its administrative rules.
In a report to the Board of Land and Natural Resources meeting on Friday, the department will ask for authority to conduct statewide public hearings on the revisions to administrative rule 13-1.
The report notes that the department now has only two options when it cites an individual for a violation: filing a criminal charge or conducting an administrative law proceeding that takes the violation to the land board for adjudication.
When a violation is handled as an administrative or civil case, the land board serves as...
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