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Dispute cresting over Kama‘aina Kids’ commercial use of Kaneohe Bay

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Video by Craig T. Kojima / ckojima@staradvertiser.com
Childcare nonprofit Kamaaina Kids manages Heeia State Park for the state, and runs kayaking and snorkeling tours. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources recently decided commercial operations are illegal at the park.
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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

A group of students from Western State Colorado University met on shore Thursday after a tour of Kaneohe Bay by nonprofit Kama‘aina Kids.

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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

The state recently decided the organization is not allowed to use the bay for commercial purposes. The nonprofit’s storage area is shown above.

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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

Kama‘aina Kids, a local child care nonprofit, manages Heeia State Park for the state and has been running kayak and snorkel tours for tourists that the state recently decided are violating rules that protect the bay. A lone kayak headed out Thursday to tour Kaneohe Bay.