HONOLULU - Marine shipping containers coming into the state would be subject to a new invasive species fee, under a bill approved by the Legislature this year.

Shippers would be charged $1 for every 20-foot container unit, with the money going to a new "pest inspection, quarantine and eradication fund." The idea is to create a self-funding program stopping invasive species from being imported into Hawaii, said Sen. J. Kalani English, who represents Upcountry, East Maui, Molokai and Lanai and who co-introduced the bill ......
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