HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR120919WomanorderedtoforfeititemspayfineforwildlifetraffickingTHE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
C OF
News Release
For Immediate Release: December 9, 2019
OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
JUSTIN F. KOLLAR, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Tel (808) 241-1888
Fax (808) 241-1758
Woman ordered to forfeit items, pay fine for wildlife trafficking
LTHU`E — Prosecuting Attorney Justin F. Kollar announced that Vivian Satow, age 73, of
Anahola, was ordered on Tuesday, Dec. 3, to pay $250 in fines and forfeit illegal whale items
she attempted to sell at a local farmer's market.
An investigation conducted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service revealed that on May 15, 2019, Satow attempted to sell
pieces of jewelry containing knowingly illegal whale ivory and whale teeth at her booth located
at a farmer's market in Anahola.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Chris Donahoe prosecuted the case. Satow was
represented by Deputy Public Defender Larie Manutai.
Satow entered a plea of No Contest to Wildlife Trafficking Prohibited, a misdemeanor,
and Fifth Circuit Environmental Court Judge Michael Soong handed down the sentence on Dec.
3, 2019.
"This is the first conviction for whale bone in Hawaii under the new Wildlife Trafficking
statute that took effect on July 1, 2017," stated Kollar. "It shows that Kauai is on the forefront of
environmental justice and we are grateful to our partners in DLNR and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
for their diligence in this shared mission to protect our wildlife from illegal trade practices."