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Story summary
- DLNR impounded and crushed the 72-foot “Treasure Seeker” in the Wai‘anae landfill.
- The vessel caused a diesel spill on May 17-18, creating a pink film in Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor.
- U.S. Coast Guard declared the spill a federal cleanup and deployed 23 sorbent-pad bags.
- February audit found DLNR’s cost recovery from boat owners “limited, almost non-existent,” prompting a plan to hire a collections firm.