HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – An Ewa Beach man has been banned from entering the Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District (MLCD) on Oahu’s North Shore after illegally taking dozens of opihi from the area.
Armando Posadas, 55, was banned from the area for six months after he accepted a plea deal for taking 55 opihi, or Hawaiian blackfoot snails, on March 26, which is considered a petty misdemeanor.
Officials say this may be the first time a violator has had a “geographic restriction” added to a sentence…