wow, how come hawaii forums always get some form of drama? lol J/K. I just joined up the forum this year, long time hobbyist who was on long sabbatical, too long. I've been interested in shrimps too, back 10 years ago, only had the feeder shrimp in the pet store. As far as what is legal to own and stuff, I don't know exactly what the law is, but for sure, you can't bring in anything except for common stuff in petshops.
I've been keeping my eye on CRS, want some, and what did I find today? a certain LPS on Oahu, sells them. My friend told me he saw, I called BS, called them up, and sure enough, they were selling. :icon_eek: they say they bought from local breeder, so its legit, blah blah.... I don't care for the politics, if I can buy from another hobbyist or LPS, I'd buy.
I'm too old to deal with the BS, at a certain point, you just fork out the benjies, and get the stuff you want, no need ask questions. :smile: