02-02-2010, 11:07 AM
Rob, i might be time to note that this story came to light due to the efforts of DAR personnel that did respond to a call, dumpster dove, found the discarded fish, cataloged & are now trying to establish what happened that caused this event (the tangs & others were not of the expected size for this time of year) & they are trying to piece together what actually occurred.
I was there this weekend & they are taking this very seriously & trying to work with people at the harbor, fishers, divers & community members alike. unfortunately, there are soo many questions in this scenario & there are very few answers....
I have worked with DAR & DLNR employees (all field workers) in my school research work & every one that I have worked with puts in long hours, they do work in rough field environments & have had to deal with some of the more disturbing aspects of human nature....
It is also very important to note that these DAR employees are members of the DLNR.... so to say (or imply) they have little, to no, value may not be fair, at this time...
http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/dar/
ETA: The HPD may not be the right place for action to occur.... in another thread, it took 3+ months for the HPD to have detectives start to look into a ROBBERY in Hilo.... sounds like they may not have the resources needed for protecting fish....
I was there this weekend & they are taking this very seriously & trying to work with people at the harbor, fishers, divers & community members alike. unfortunately, there are soo many questions in this scenario & there are very few answers....
I have worked with DAR & DLNR employees (all field workers) in my school research work & every one that I have worked with puts in long hours, they do work in rough field environments & have had to deal with some of the more disturbing aspects of human nature....
It is also very important to note that these DAR employees are members of the DLNR.... so to say (or imply) they have little, to no, value may not be fair, at this time...
http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/dar/
ETA: The HPD may not be the right place for action to occur.... in another thread, it took 3+ months for the HPD to have detectives start to look into a ROBBERY in Hilo.... sounds like they may not have the resources needed for protecting fish....