Members of Congress sent a letter seeking accountability for the fishery council’s “transgressions.”

They want to know how Wespac will be held accountable for previous, “misspent” funds and for its spending going forward.

The federal fishery regulatory panel is nearly six months late on repaying taxpayer money that an audit found was not used appropriately.

The paintings are part of an effort to both discourage graffiti and evoke Maunalua’s historical significance as a thriving fish habitat.

Four out of five voters are supportive of stricter fishing regulations, according to a poll commissioned by The Nature Conservancy.

The regional council had wanted to allow Native Hawaiian subsistence fishermen to sell some of their catch.