DLNR personnel remove illegal structure at Maunalua Bay

Department of Natural Resources enforcement officers dismantled a makeshift campsite near the Maunalua Bay Launch Ramp erected by a 56-year-old man claiming to be exempt from state law because of royal Samoan lineage.

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- The campsite had become a prominent fixture at the site, with visitors stopping to take photos

- DLNR officers issued Saute Sapolu a warning about the structure last week

- Sapolu argued with the officers and loudly asserted his supposed royal heritage

Officers cited Sapolu for having an illegal structure and storing personal belongings on state land and removed the structure

The campsite, which included a hut, a small fishpond, plantings and ceremonial offerings, had become a prominent fixture at the site, with visitors stopping to take photos.

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DLNR personnel remove illegal structure at Maunalua Bay

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