State conservation officers have cited three Wailuku men for multiple fishing-related violations within the ʻĀhihi-Kīnaʻu Natural Area Reserve on Maui.
The suspects are 24-year-old Tibon Lankieo, 33-year-old Smith Kaious, and 38-year-old Dickey Timisen.
The Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources said the incident happened at night on May 21.
Officers recovered a total of 78 different fish from the men at the reserve in southwestern Maui.
In a news release, the DLNR said the reserve is a nursery and refuge for some of Hawaiʻi’s most important, unique resources.
The three are scheduled to appear in Maui District Court on June 27.
