5-Year Moratorium on Opihi Picking?

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KITV has this report that says Hawaii lawmakers may enact a moratorium — for as long as five years — to conserve the dwindling supply of opihi.

Clayton Hee‘s Senate Bill 2923 will be heard Friday (Feb. 24) at the Capitol.

And now, a song from the Kaau Crater Boys:

Gotta fill up your bag, with the yellow and black 

Keep your eye on the wave, don’t ever turn your back 

Opihi man in the sun. Opihi man grab your bag and run 

Opihi man another swell is coming your way

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