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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 86.1 - SEA CUCUMBER MANAGEMENT › Section 13-86.1-2 - Commercial consumption fishery; prohibition

Current through June, 2024
It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale
					 any sea cucumber taken from State waters for consumption purposes, or to
					 otherwise take any sea cucumber from State waters for commercial purposes,
					 except for commercial aquarium purposes as provided in section
					 13-86.1-3.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 86.1 - SEA CUCUMBER MANAGEMENT › Section 13-86.1-3 - Commercial aquarium fishery; season; closure; restrictions

Current through June, 2024
(a) There is established an annual sea
				  cucumber aquarium harvesting season for the taking of certain species of sea
				  cucumber for commercial aquarium purposes from waters of Oahu only. For
				  purposes of this section, "waters of Oahu" means all ocean waters within three
				  nautical miles seaward from the highest wash of the waves on the shores of
				  Oahu.
(b) Only
Holothuria
				  hilla
and
Holothuria edulis
may be harvested for
				  commercial aquarium purposes pursuant to this section.
(c) When a sea cucumber aquarium harvesting
				  season is open, any person issued a valid aquarium permit and a valid
				  commercial marine license may take, possess, and sell up to twenty sea
				  cucumbers per day for aquarium purposes, subject to the provisions of this
				  chapter, and as may be otherwise provided by law.
(d) When a sea cucumber aquarium harvesting
				  season is closed, it is unlawful for any person to take, possess, sell, or
				  offer for sale any sea cucumber taken from State waters for commercial aquarium
				  purposes, except that aquarium dealers may possess, sell, and offer for sale
				  sea cucumbers validly obtained during an open season, provided that proper
				  receipts are kept on file pursuant to HRS §
										189-11.
(e) There is established an annual catch
				  limit for sea cucumber when taken for commercial aquarium purposes. The annual
				  catch limit for sea cucumber for commercial aquarium purposes shall be 3,600
				  animals per year.
(f) The
				  chairperson shall give notice of closure of the sea cucumber aquarium
				  harvesting season when the annual catch limit is reached or exceeded or is
				  anticipated to be reached or exceeded.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 86.1 - SEA CUCUMBER MANAGEMENT › Section 13-86.1-4 - Non-commercial fishery; daily bag limits

Current through June, 2024
Any person may take and possess up to ten sea cucumbers
					 per day, provided that the sea cucumbers are taken and possessed for personal
					 human use or consumption and not for commercial use or sale.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 86.1 - SEA CUCUMBER MANAGEMENT › Section 13-86.1-5 - Licenses, permits, and other exemptions

Current through June, 2024
Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the
					 department may issue the following licenses and permits to exempt persons from
					 the provisions of this chapter:
(1)
				  Licenses issued pursuant to sections
				  187A-3.5
				  or
				  189-6,
				  HRS;
(2) Permits issued pursuant to
				  sections
				  187A-6,
				  188-37,
				  or
				  190-4, HRS;
(3) As may be otherwise provided by law.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 86.1 - SEA CUCUMBER MANAGEMENT › Section 13-86.1-6 - Penalty

Current through June, 2024
(a) Any person violating any provision of
				  this chapter shall be subject to:
(1)
				  Administrative penalties as provided by section
				  187A-12.5,
				  HRS;
(2) Criminal penalties as
				  provided by section
				  190-5, HRS; and
(3) Any other penalty as provided by law. (b)
				  Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this
				  chapter are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available
				  under all other laws of this State.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 89 - SPINY LOBSTER OR ULA AND SLIPPER LOBSTER OR ULA PAPAPA › Spiny Lobster Tail Width Measurement Site

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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 90 - NEHU FOR FAMILY CONSUMPTION › Section 13-90-1 - Prohibited activities

Current through June, 2024
No person shall catch, take, possess, or remove nehu
					 (
Stolephorus purpureus)
from the waters of the State
					 except for family consumption or other purposes, provided that:
(1) Any small mesh net used shall not exceed
				  fifty feet (15.24 meters) in length; and
(2) Not more than one gallon (3.79 liters) of
				  nehu is taken per day.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 90 - NEHU FOR FAMILY CONSUMPTION › Section 13-90-2 - Penalty

Current through June, 2024
A person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be
					 guilty of a petty misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as
					 provided by law.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 91 - PINK, GOLD AND BLACK CORALS › Section 13-91-1 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter unless otherwise provided:
"Base diameter" means a width measurement on the widest
					 portion of the skeleton at a location just above the holdfast, that part of the
					 skeleton which attaches to the substrate, or the base of the skeleton.
"Black Coral" means three species of coral
Antipathes
dichotoma
,
Antipathes
grandis
, and
Antipathes
ulex
in their raw
					 state.
"Board" means Board of Land and Natural Resources.
"Department" means Department of Land and Natural
Resources.
"Gold Coral" means all species of coral belonging to the
					 genus
Gerardia
in their raw state.
"Live" coral means coral that has live coral polyps and/or
					 soft tissue.
"Pink Coral" means all species of coral belonging to the
					 genus
Corallium
in their raw state.
"Raw state" means the condition of the coral immediately
					 prior to its capture or take, in live form.
"State marine waters" are as defined in §
										187A-1.5,
					 Hawaii Revised Statutes.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 91 - PINK, GOLD AND BLACK CORALS › Section 13-91-2 - Prohibited activities

Current through June, 2024
(a) No person shall
				  take, or destroy any pink or gold coral in State marine waters, or possess,
				  sell, or offer for sale such corals in the State except as provided in §
				  13-91-3, provided that any approved harvest shall not be made using nets,
				  dredges, trawls, mops, explosives, or any other destructive, or non-selective
				  methods, and all such corals taken in State marine waters shall be landed in
				  the State.
(b) No person shall
				  take, destroy or possess any black coral with a base diameter of less than 3/4
				  inches from State marine waters.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 91 - PINK, GOLD AND BLACK CORALS › Section 13-91-3 - Exceptions; permits

Current through June, 2024
(a) A person, with
				  an appropriate permit or license issued by the Department under terms and
				  conditions it deems necessary, not inconsistent with sections
				  187A-5 and
				  187A-6,
				  Hawaii Revised Statutes, may:
(1) Take or
				  possess pink or gold coral for scientific or educational purposes;
(2) Take, or possess pink or gold coral for
				  domestic or commercial purposes from State marine waters provided that
				  harvesters make every effort to take only mature colonies of pink coral ten
				  inches (25.40 centimeters) or larger in height.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 91 - PINK, GOLD AND BLACK CORALS › Section 13-91-4 - Penalty

Current through June, 2024
A person violating the provisions of this chapter or the
					 terms and conditions of any permit or license as provided by this chapter,
					 shall be punished as provided by law.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 91 - PINK, GOLD AND BLACK CORALS › Section 13-91-5 - Not a violation

Current through June, 2024
For the purposes of this chapter, the take, or possession
					 of pink, gold or black corals and the piece of rock attached to the coral shall
					 not be considered a violation of Section
					 188-68,
					 Hawaii Revised Statutes.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 91 - PINK, GOLD AND BLACK CORALS › Section 13-91-6 - Control date

Current through June, 2024
(a) There is established a control date to
				  give prior notice of intent to possibly limit participation in the Hawaiian
				  Islands commercial precious coral fishery. Persons who begin fishing in the
				  Hawaiian Islands commercial precious coral fishery on or after the control date
				  will not be assured continued participation if the department establishes a
				  precious corals limited entry program in the future. The control date will be
				  the effective date of this section.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall commit the
				  department to establish a precious coral limited entry program in the future
				  nor does it prevent the department from establishing another control
				  date.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 92 - OPIHI › Section 13-92-1 - Prohibited activities

Current through June, 2024
(a) No person shall
				  within the State, except as provided in § 13-92-2:
(1) Take, possess, sell, or offer for sale
				  any opihi (
Cellana
spp.) shell (with meat attached)
				  which is less than one and one-fourth inches (3.18 centimeters) in
				  diameter;
(2) Take, possess, sell,
				  or offer for sale any opihi
(Cellana
spp.) meat
				  (without shell) less than one-half inch (1.27 centimeters) in diameter;
				  or
(3) Sell, or offer for sale any
				  curio or jewelry made from an opihi (
Cellana
spp.)
				  shell less than one and one-fourth inches (3.18 centimeters) in
				  diameter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 92 - OPIHI › Section 13-92-2 - Exceptions; permits

Current through June, 2024
(a) A person may,
				  with a permit issued by the board under terms and conditions it deems
				  necessary, not inconsistent with sections
				  187A-5 and
				  187A-6,
				  Hawaii Revised Statutes:
(1) Take, raise, or
				  possess any opihi for scientific use, propagation or other experimentation;
				  or
(2) Possess, sell, or offer for
				  sale until August 4, 1981 any opihi meat or shell less than the minimum size
				  established in section 13-92-1, or curio or jewelry made therefrom, provided
				  that the meat or shell was obtained prior to August 4, 1978.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 92 - OPIHI › Section 13-92-3 - Penalty

Current through June, 2024
A person violating the provisions of this chapter or the
					 terms and conditions of any permit as provided by chapter, shall be punished as
					 provided by law.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 93 - LIMU › Section 13-93-1 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter unless otherwise provided:
"Holdfast" means that portion of the stem which is
					 attached to the substratum.
"Limu" means and includes all
Gracilaria
species including limu manauea
					 (
Gracilaria coronopifolia)
, which is generally shorter
					 in overall length and more densely branched, and ogo
					 (
Gracilaria
parvispora), which is generally longer in
					 overall length and not as densely branched as limu manauea.
"Reproductive nodes" means the small, dark-colored nodules
					 or bumps on the stem and branches of limu from which spores are
					 produced.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 93 - LIMU › Section 13-93-2 - Prohibited activities

Current through June, 2024
No person shall take, possess, or remove limu from the
					 waters of the State, provided that limu may be taken:
(1) with no holdfast;
(2) with no reproductive nodes;
(3) with a bag limit of not more than one
				  pound (0.45 kilograms) per person per day for family consumption; and
(4) with a bag limit of no more than 10
				  pounds (4.55 kilograms) per day for each commercial marine licensee, and a fish
				  peddler or commercial marine dealer may possess more than 10 pounds with
				  receipts issued for the purchase pursuant to section 18
				  9-11,
				  Hawaii Revised Statutes; except that limu shall be taken only for family
				  consumption on the Island of Maui.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 93 - LIMU › Section 13-93-3 - Penalty

Current through June, 2024
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall
					 be punished as provided by section
					 188-70, Hawaii Revised
					 Statutes.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 94 - BOTTOMFISH MANAGEMENT › Section 13-94-1 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
It is the intention of the department to establish these
					 rules for the conservation and management of bottomfish resources in the main
					 Hawaiian Islands. Scientific studies indicate that certain bottomfish species
					 should be managed and certain areas strictly regulated to conserve existing
					 stocks.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 94 - BOTTOMFISH MANAGEMENT › Section 13-94-3 - Penalty

Current through June, 2024
A person violating this chapter, or the terms and
					 conditions of any license or permit issued as provided by this chapter, shall
					 be punished as provided by law.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 94 - BOTTOMFISH MANAGEMENT › Section 13-94-4 - Severability

Current through June, 2024
If any provision of this chapter, or the application
					 thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not
					 affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given
					 effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the
					 provisions of this chapter are severable.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 94 - BOTTOMFISH MANAGEMENT › Section 13-94-5 - Bottomfish species

Current through June, 2024
For the purposes of this chapter, the following species
					 are bottomfish:
(1) 'Ula'ula koa'e,
				  ruby or longtail snapper, or onaga (
Etelis
				  coruscans
);
(2) 'Ula'ula
				  or ehu (
Etelis carbunculus
);
(3) Kalekale (
Pristipomoides
				  sieboldii
);
(4) 'Opakapaka
				  (
Pristipomoides filamentosus
);
(5) 'Ukikiki or gindai
				  (
Pristipomoides zonatus
);
(6) Hapu'u, hapu'upu'u, or Hawaiian grouper
				  (
Epinephelus quernus
); and
(7) Lehi or rusty jobfish (
Aphareus
				  rutilans
) .
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 94 - BOTTOMFISH MANAGEMENT › Section 13-94-6 - Restricted bottomfish fishing gears

Current through June, 2024
(a) Certain fishing
				  gears shall be prohibited to restrict their use in the taking of bottomfish.
				  Except as may be otherwise authorized by law, it is unlawful for any person to
				  take bottomfish with any trap, trawl, bottomfish longline or net; provided that
				  scoop nets may be used to bring on board a vessel any bottomfish that has
				  already been caught by authorized fishing gear.
(b) Except as may be otherwise authorized by
				  law, it is unlawful for any person, while on board a vessel, to possess both
				  bottomfish and any trap, trawl, bottomfish longline, or net other than scoop
				  net.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 94 - BOTTOMFISH MANAGEMENT › Section 13-94-7 - Non-commercial bag limits

Current through June, 2024
(a) A limit on the
				  number of bottomfish that may be taken for noncommercial purposes shall be
				  established to conserve bottomfish resources.
(b) Unless otherwise authorized by law, it is
				  unlawful for any person, to take or possess more than a combined total of five
				  bottomfish per day.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 94 - BOTTOMFISH MANAGEMENT › Section 13-94-8 - Bottomfish restricted fishing areas

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  will restrict fishing in certain areas to conserve the spawning populations of
				  bottomfish.
(b) To aid enforcement
				  of this section, the department intends to restrict all fishing for and
				  possession of bottomfish within the restricted fishing areas. It is unlawful
				  for any person to take or possess bottomfish while in a vessel that is drifting
				  or anchoring within any bottomfish restricted fishing area, except in times of
				  emergencies or as may be otherwise authorized by law.
(c) The department will gather and consider
				  the following information when selecting the bottomfish restricted fishing
				  areas:
(1) Identify the fishing areas where
				  spawning onaga and ehu are caught;
(2) Restrict fishing in about twenty percent
				  of the known fishing areas where spawning onaga and ehu are caught;
(3) Distribute the bottomfish restricted
				  fishing areas in the most effective manner to consider the potential benefits
				  and limit negative impacts on bottomfish fishing opportunities;
(4) Suggestions from bottomfish fishers
				  statewide; and
(5) Any other
				  relevant information.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 94 - BOTTOMFISH MANAGEMENT › Section 13-94-9 - Bottomfish fishing vessel identification number

Current through June, 2024
(a) The
				  department may register, and assign a bottomfish fishing vessel identification
				  number to, any vessel used to fish for bottomfish. The purpose of the number is
				  to enable identification of vessels used to fish for bottomfish from a distance
				  while on the open ocean. The bottomfish fishing vessel identification number
				  shall be valid for a one year period from the date registered, and must be
				  annually renewed. It is unlawful for the vessel owner to take bottomfish from a
				  vessel with a vessel identification number that does not have current
				  registration.
(b) It is unlawful
				  for any person to take or possess bottomfish while on a vessel on the water
				  without a bottomfish fishing vessel identification number assigned or approved
				  by the department.
(c) The
				  bottomfish fishing vessel identification number shall consist of the following
				  vessel identification, in front of the letters "BF" added as a suffix:
(1) A valid Division of Boating and Ocean
				  Recreation vessel registration number issued and displayed pursuant to chapter
				  13-241;
(2) A valid National Marine
				  Fisheries Service permit number issued and displayed under the provisions set
				  forth in Fishery Management Plans of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery
				  Management Council pursuant to CFR Part 660 Subparts B through E;
(3) A valid United States Coast Guard vessel
				  documentation number issued pursuant to 46 CFR 67; or
(4) Any other such identification approved by
				  the department.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 94 - BOTTOMFISH MANAGEMENT › Section 13-94-10 - Control date

Current through June, 2024
(a) There is established a control date to
				  give prior notice of intent to possibly limit participation in the Main
				  Hawaiian Islands commercial bottomfish fishery. Persons who begin fishing in
				  the Main Hawaiian Islands commercial bottomfish fishery on or after the control
				  date will not be assured continued participation if the department establishes
				  a bottomfish limited entry program in the future. The control date will be the
				  original effective date of this chapter.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall commit the
				  department to establish a bottomfish limited entry program in the future nor
				  does it prevent the department from establishing another control
				  date.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 94 - BOTTOMFISH MANAGEMENT › Section 13-94-11 - Bottomfish fishing seasons, other restrictions

Current through June, 2024
(a) There is
				  established an annual bottomfish fishing season for the taking of bottomfish in
				  the main Hawaiian islands to prevent overfishing in this fishery.
(b) The board shall approve a closure of the
				  fishing season for bottomfish in the state marine waters when closure is needed
				  in order to match a federal closed season, or is dictated when a catch limit is
				  reached either by a total fishing quota or by individual quotas, as determined
				  and announced by the National Marine Fisheries Service.
(c) While a bottomfish fishing season is
				  closed, it is unlawful for any person to fish for, possess, or sell bottomfish,
				  or for any dealer to sell bottomfish, except as provided in section
				  13-94-14.
(d) When a bottomfish
				  fishing season is open, any person may take, possess, and sell bottomfish,
				  subject to the provisions of this chapter, and as may be otherwise provided by
				  law.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 94 - BOTTOMFISH MANAGEMENT › Section 13-94-14 - Exceptions

Current through June, 2024
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of
				  subsection 13-94-11(d), while a bottomfish closed fishing season is in effect,
				  a person with a valid federal bottomfish fishing permit for the Northwestern
				  Hawaiian Islands federal waters, and a valid commercial marine license, may
				  take and possess bottomfish from the above-described area.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of
				  subsection 13-94-11(d), while a bottomfish closed fishing season is in effect,
				  a person may sell bottomfish, with:
(1) A
				  valid federal bottomfish fishing permit for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
				  federal waters, and a valid commercial marine license, provided that the
				  bottomfish were caught from the waters of the abovedescribed area;
(2) A valid special marine product license
				  under section 13-74-42 and proper receipts as required under section
				  189-11,
				  HRS, provided that the bottomfish were caught from the waters of the
				  above-described areas or lawfully imported into the State; or
(3) A valid aquaculture license under section
				  13-74-43 or valid license to sell reared species under section
				  13-74-44.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 94 - BOTTOMFISH MANAGEMENT › Exhibit A - Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas (BRFA) (12/8/06)

Current through June, 2024
Exhibit A
Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas
								(BRFA) 12/8/06
Coordinates (endpoints)
BRFA
Northwest (1)
Northeast (2)
A
21° 44' N Lat, 160° 39' W Long
21° 44' N Lat, 160° 30" W Long
B
21° 50' 25" N Lat, 160° 07' 30" W Long
21° 51' 22" N Lat, 160° 04' 30" W Long
C
21° 52' 30" N Lat, 159° 32' W Long
21° 52' 30" N Lat, 159° 23' W Long
D
21° 39' N Lat, 158° 24" W Long
21° 39' N Lat, 158° 15' W Long
E
21° 25' N Lat, 157° 41' W Long
21° 25' N Lat, 157° 32' W Long
F
21° 02' N Lat, 157° 34' W Long
21° 02' N Lat, 157° 22' W Long
G
21° 14' N Lat, 156° 58" W Long
21° 14' N Lat, 156° 52' W Long
H
21° 07' N Lat, 156° 42' W Long
21° 07' N Lat, 156° 38' W Long
J
20° 55' N Lat, 156° 08' W Long
20° 55' N Lat, 155° 59' W Long
K
20° 21' N Lat, 155° 53' W Long
20° 21' N Lat, 155° 25' W Long
L
19" 44' N Lat, 154° 59' 50" W Long
19° 44' N Lat, 154° 54' W Long
M
18° 54' 13" N Lat, 155° 41' W Long
18° 57' N Lat, 155° 37' W Long
BRFA
Southeast (3)
Southwest (4)
A
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21° 41' N Lat, 160° 39' W Long
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21° 36' N Lat, 158° 17' 10" W Long
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20° 55' N Lat, 157° 34' W Long
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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 95 - RULES REGULATING THE TAKING AND SELLING OF CERTAIN MARINE RESOURCES › Section 13-95-1.1 - Licenses, permits, and other exemptions

Current through June, 2024
Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the
					 department may issue the following licenses and permits to exempt persons from
					 the provisions of this chapter:
(1)
				  Licenses issued pursuant to sections
				  187A-3.5,
				  188-44,
				  188-57, or
				  189-6, HRS;
(2) Permits issued pursuant to sections
				  187A-6,
				  188-23,
				  188-37,
				  188-68, or
				  190-4, HRS; or
(3) As may be otherwise provided by
				  law.
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Current through June, 2024
(a) A person violating any section of this
				  chapter may be subject to any applicable criminal or administrative penalties
				  or both. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties
				  provided by this chapter are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or
				  penalties available under all other laws of this State.
(b) For the purpose of calculating the
				  administrative penalties for violations of this chapter, if a fine per specimen
				  may be applicable, fines per specimen may be imposed on the following basis:
(1) For finfish, each individual;
(2) For invertebrates, not including stony
				  corals or live rock, each individual;
(3) For solitary (having a single polyp)
				  stony corals, each individual;
(4)
				  For colonial stony corals:
(A) Each damaged
				  head or colony less than one square meter in surface area; or
(B) For a colony greater than one square
				  meter in surface area, each square meter of colony surface area and any
				  fraction remaining constituting an additional specimen;
(5) For live rocks, each individual; but if
				  the violation involves greater than one square meter of bottom area, on the
				  basis of each square meter of bottom area.
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Current through June, 2024
If any provision of this chapter, or the application
					 thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not
					 affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given
					 effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the
					 provisions of this chapter are severable.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 95 - RULES REGULATING THE TAKING AND SELLING OF CERTAIN MARINE RESOURCES › Section 13-95-4 - Aholehole

Current through June, 2024
It is unlawful for any person to take, possess, or sell any
					 a[BAR]holehole less than five inches in length.
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Current through June, 2024
It is unlawful for any person to take, possess, or sell any
					 manini less than six inches in length.
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Current through June, 2024
It is unlawful for any person to take, possess, or sell any
					 moano less than seven inches in length.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 95 - RULES REGULATING THE TAKING AND SELLING OF CERTAIN MARINE RESOURCES › Section 13-95-7 - Kumu

Current through June, 2024
It is unlawful for any person to take, possess, or sell any
					 ku[BAR]mu[BAR] less than ten inches in length.
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Current through June, 2024
(a) It is unlawful for any person to take,
				  possess, or sell any pua, kahaha, or 'ama'ama less than eleven inches in length
				  except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to wilfully
				  fish for, or attempt to take by any means whatsoever, from any of the waters
				  within the jurisdiction of the State, or to sell, or have in possession any
				  pua, kahaha, 'ama'ama, or 'anae during the months of December, January,
				  February, and March; provided that any owner or operator of a fish pond may
				  lawfully catch pua during the closed season, for the purpose of stocking the
				  owner's or operator's pond; and provided further that any owner or operator of
				  a fish pond or any commercial marine dealer may lawfully sell pond-raised pua,
				  kahaha, 'ama'ama, or 'anae during the closed season after first procuring a
				  license to do so pursuant to sections
				  13-74-40 or
				  13-74-43.
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Current through June, 2024
It is unlawful for any person to take, possess, or sell any
					 awa less than nine inches in length.
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Current through June, 2024
It is unlawful for any person to take, possess, or sell any
					 'o[BAR]'io less than fourteen inches in length.
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Current through June, 2024
(a) It is unlawful for any person to take,
				  possess, or sell any kala less than fourteen inches in length.
(b) Subject to subsections (e) and (g), it is
				  unlawful for any person to take more than four kala per day or possess more
				  than four kala at any one time.
(c)
				  It is unlawful for any person to take kala for a commercial purpose without a
				  valid commercial kala fishing permit.
(d) The department shall, upon receipt of a
				  valid application and appropriate fee payment, issue a commercial kala fishing
				  permit to any individual who possesses a valid commercial marine license. The
				  fee for the issuance or renewal of a commercial kala fishing permit shall be
				  $100. A commercial kala fishing permit shall be valid from the date of issuance
				  and shall expire on the expiration date of the permittee's commercial marine
				  license.
(e) A commercial kala
				  fishing permittee participating in a commercial kala fishing trip may take more
				  than four kala per day, and possess more than four kala at any one time,
				  provided that:
(1) Commercial harvest or sale
				  of kala shall be prohibited when the commercial kala fishing season is closed
				  pursuant to subsection (h); and
(2)
				  The department may establish additional restrictions on the commercial take or
				  possession of kala pursuant to adaptive management authority under §
											187A-5(b),
				  HRS.
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Current through June, 2024
It is unlawful for any person to take, possess, or sell any
					 kala 'o[BAR]pelu less than sixteen inches in length.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 95 - RULES REGULATING THE TAKING AND SELLING OF CERTAIN MARINE RESOURCES › Section 13-95-13 - Opakapaka

Current through June, 2024
(a) It is unlawful for any person to possess
				  with the intent to sell, or offer for sale, any 'o[BAR]pakapaka less than one
				  pound in weight.
(b) It is unlawful
				  for any person to take with spear or possess any speared 'o[BAR]pakapaka less
				  than one pound in weight.
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Current through June, 2024
(a) It is unlawful for any person to possess
				  with the intent to sell, or offer for sale, any 'ula'ula koa'e less than one
				  pound in weight.
(b) It is unlawful
				  for any person to take with spear or possess any speared 'ula'ula koa'e less
				  than one pound in weight.
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Current through June, 2024
(a) It is unlawful for any person to possess
				  with the intent to sell, or offer for sale, any uku less than one pound in
				  weight.
(b) It is unlawful for any
				  person to take with spear or possess any speared uku less than one pound in
				  weight.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 95 - RULES REGULATING THE TAKING AND SELLING OF CERTAIN MARINE RESOURCES › Section 13-95-16 - Uhu

Current through June, 2024
(a) It is unlawful for any person to take,
				  possess, or sell any uhu 'ele'ele, uhu uliuli, uhu pa[BAR]lukaluka, or uhu
				  'ahu'ula less than fourteen inches in length.
(b) Any other department size restriction
				  notwithstanding, subject to subsection (a), it is unlawful for any person to
				  take, possess, or sell any other uhu less than ten inches in length.
(c) Subject to subsections (f) and (h), it is
				  unlawful for any person to take more than two uhu of any variety per day or
				  possess more than two uhu of any variety at any one time.
(d) It is unlawful for any person to take uhu
				  for commercial purposes without a valid commercial uhu fishing
				  permit.
(e) The department shall,
				  upon receipt of a valid application and appropriate fee payment, issue a
				  commercial uhu fishing permit to any individual who possesses a valid
				  commercial marine license. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a commercial
				  uhu fishing permit shall be $100. A commercial uhu fishing permit shall be
				  valid from the date of issuance and shall expire on the expiration date of the
				  permittee's commercial marine license.
(f) A commercial uhu fishing permittee
				  participating in a commercial uhu fishing trip may take more than two uhu per
				  day, and possess more than two uhu at any one time, provided that:
(1) No species of uhu other than uhu
				  pa[BAR]lukaluka and uhu 'ele'ele may be taken or possessed on a commercial uhu
				  fishing trip;
(2) Commercial
				  harvest or sale of uhu shall be prohibited when the commercial uhu fishing
				  season is closed pursuant to subsection (i); and
(3) The department may establish additional
				  restrictions on the commercial take or possession of uhu pursuant to adaptive
				  management authority under §
											187A-5(b), HRS.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 95 - RULES REGULATING THE TAKING AND SELLING OF CERTAIN MARINE RESOURCES › Section 13-95-17 - Ahi

Current through June, 2024
(a) It is unlawful for any person to possess
				  with the intent to sell, or offer for sale, any 'ahi less than three pounds in
				  weight.
(b) It is unlawful for any
				  person to take with spear or possess any speared 'ahi less than three pounds in
				  weight.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 95 - RULES REGULATING THE TAKING AND SELLING OF CERTAIN MARINE RESOURCES › Section 13-95-18 - Opelu

Current through June, 2024
It is unlawful for any person at any time, to fish for or
					 take, or be engaged in fishing or taking 'o[BAR]pelu with fish or animal bait,
					 also known as "chop-chop", within the waters off the coast of South Kona,
					 Hawai'i Island, between the Ki'ilae-Keokea boundary and the Kapu'a-Kaulanamauna
					 boundary, except with hook-and-line.
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Current through June, 2024
(a) It is unlawful for any person to take any
				  akule measuring less than eight and one-half inches in length, with a net
				  during the months of July, August, September, and October.
(b) It is unlawful for any person, other than
				  marine seafood dealers, to possess or sell more than two hundred pounds of
				  akule measuring less than eight and one-half inches in length per day during
				  July, August, September, and October; except as may be otherwise provided by
				  law.
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Current through June, 2024
(a) It is unlawful for any person at any time
				  to sell, offer for sale, or trade, any dried or cured 'iao taken from the
				  waters within the jurisdiction of the State.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to fish
				  for, catch, or take in or from any of the waters within the jurisdiction of the
				  State any 'iao; provided that the department may issue licenses pursuant to
				  section 13-74-22, to take 'iao for use as
				  bait only.
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Current through June, 2024
(a) It is unlawful for any person at any time
				  to sell, offer for sale, or trade, any dried or cured nehu taken from the
				  waters within the jurisdiction of the State.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to fish
				  for, catch, or take in or from any of the waters within the jurisdiction of the
				  State any nehu; provided that the department may issue licenses pursuant to
				  section 1374-22, to take nehu for use as
				  bait only and as may be otherwise allowed under chapter
				  13-90.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 95 - RULES REGULATING THE TAKING AND SELLING OF CERTAIN MARINE RESOURCES › Section 13-95-22 - Ulua

Current through June, 2024
(a) It is unlawful for any person to take or
				  possess any ulua less than ten inches in length.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to sell any
				  ulua less than sixteen inches in length.
(c) It is unlawful for any person to take or
				  possess more than twenty ulua measuring more than ten inches in length per day;
				  provided that a commercial marine licensee may take, possess, and sell more
				  than twenty such ulua; and further provided that a commercial marine dealer may
				  possess and sell more than twenty such ulua with receipts issued for the
				  purchase pursuant to section
				  189-11, HRS.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 95 - RULES REGULATING THE TAKING AND SELLING OF CERTAIN MARINE RESOURCES › Section 13-95-23 - Moi

Current through June, 2024
(a) It is unlawful for any person to take,
				  possess, or sell any moi less than eleven inches in length.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to take,
				  possess, or sell more than fifteen moi per day during September through May;
				  provided that a commercial marine dealer may possess and sell more than fifteen
				  moi with receipts issued for the purchase pursuant to section
				  189-11, HRS.
(c) It is unlawful for any person to take,
				  possess, or sell any moi during June, July, and August.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 95 - RULES REGULATING THE TAKING AND SELLING OF CERTAIN MARINE RESOURCES › Section 13-95-24 - Weke

Current through June, 2024
(a) It is unlawful for any person to take or
				  possess more than fifty weke 'a[BAR] less than seven inches in length per
				  day.
(b) It is unlawful for any
				  person to sell any weke 'a[BAR] less than seven inches in length.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 95 - RULES REGULATING THE TAKING AND SELLING OF CERTAIN MARINE RESOURCES › Section 13-95-25 - Reserved

Current through June, 2024
It is unlawful to take, possess, or sell any kole less than
					 five inches in length.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES › Chapter 95 - RULES REGULATING THE TAKING AND SELLING OF CERTAIN MARINE RESOURCES › Section 13-95-50 - Kuhonu crab

Current through June, 2024
(a) It is unlawful for any person to possess
				  with the intent to sell, or offer for sale, any pa[BAR]pa'i ku[BAR]honu less
				  than four inches in length or in width across or along its back.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to take,
				  possess, or sell any pa[BAR]pa'i ku[BAR]honu with eggs. Any pa[BAR]pa'i
				  ku[BAR]honu with eggs caught must immediately be returned to the waters from
				  which the crab was taken. The possession of any pa[BAR]pa'i ku[BAR]honu,
				  showing indications of its eggs having been scraped or removed is prima facie
				  evidence of a violation of this section.
(c) It is unlawful for any person to pursue,
				  take, or kill any pa[BAR]pa'i ku[BAR]honu in the State with a spear.
(d) It is unlawful for any person to offer
				  for sale any speared pa[BAR]pa'i ku[BAR]honu.