Court dates have been set for 48 adults cited for trespassing into the closed Kohala Forest Reserve and Kohala Restricted Watershed.
Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported Sunday Aug. 8, 15 and 29 and Sept. 12 and 19 have been set for those cited July 8 for simple trespass.
A spokeswoman for the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, Deborah Ward, says courts normally have been issuing fines of $150 for people found guilty.
According to a written Department of Land and Natural Resources statement on July 8, 49 adults were written citations, but Ward calls that a “miscount.” Officials say 14 juveniles also were found trespassing during a sweep by Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement Officers, but minors were issued written warnings.
