HONOLULU (Island News) — A Honolulu man was sentenced to three years of probation on Wednesday for trafficking illegally-caught Hawaiian tropical fish.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Shane Takasane, 43, was sentenced to three years of probation on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, for selling illegally-caught Hawaiian yellow tang and kole tang—actions that were carried out between 2023 and 2024.
Takasane violated the Lacey Act, a U.S. law that bans fish, wildlife or plants that are illegally taken, possessed, transported or sold from being trafficked. In court on Aug. 6, 2025, he pled guilty to the criminal charges…