Division of Aquatic Resources

Title 13 Department of Land and Natural Resources

Subtitle 4 Fisheries

Administrative Rules are regulations established by the department through an extensive public review and hearing process. The procedure for administrative rules is set by Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 91. A proposed rule (or amendment) is drafted by the department, approved by the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) for public meetings/hearings, and reviewed by the Department of the Attorney General (AG). Then the draft is taken out to public meetings and/or hearings, where the public can give formal testimony on the draft rule. The rule is revised, if necessary, and then submitted to the Board of Land and Natural Resources for final approval. Then it is reviewed again by the AG, and after signing by the Governor and filing with the Lieutenant Governor, it has the effect of law. The following administrative rules are provided for general informational purposes only. These are unofficial copies. Official copies may be obtained from Division of Aquatic Resources and Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement offices statewide. Copies of the rules are also available for viewing in State public libraries. The rules are listed by chapter numbers under each part. The title is given for each one to help you find the one you want. Click on the underlined title to view or download the rule. Please note: some of the figures are in landscape (horizontal) format for easier viewing on the screen. The rules may be obtained from the links below in pdf format to preserve the formatting.

Draft rules are on the Draft Rules and Public Notices page.

Part I – Marine Life Conservation Districts

Chapter	Title
28	Hanauma Bay Marine Life Conservation District, O‘ahu
29	Kealakekua Bay Marine Life Conservation District, Hawai‘i
30	Mānele-Hulopo‘e Marine Life Conservation District, Lāna‘i
31	Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District, Maui
32	Honolua-Mokulē‘ia Bay Marine Life Conservation District, Maui
33	Lapakahi Marine Life Conservation District, Hawai‘i
34	Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District, O‘ahu
35	Wailea Bay Marine Life Conservation District, Hawai‘i
36	Waikīkī Marine Life Conservation District, O‘ahu
37	Old Kona Airport Marine Life Conservation District, Hawai‘i
38	Wai‘ōpae Tidepools Marine Life Conservation District, Hawai‘i

Part II – Marine Fisheries Management Areas

Chapter	Title
47	Hilo Bay, Wailoa River, and Wailuku River, Hawai‘i
48	Waikīkī-Diamond Head Shoreline Fisheries Management Area, O‘ahu
49	Hanamā‘ulu Bay and Ahukini Recreation Pier, Kaua‘i
49.5	Port Allen, Kaua‘i
49.6	Nawiliwili Harbor, Kaua‘i
50	Waimea Bay and Waimea Recreational Pier, Kaua‘i
51	Kahului Harbor, Maui
52	Kailua Bay, Hawai‘i
53	Mānele Harbor, Lāna‘i
54	Puakō Bay and Puakō Reef, Hawai‘i
55	Kawaihae Harbor, Hawai‘i
56	Kaunakakai Harbor, Moloka‘i
57	Keauhou Bay, Hawai‘i
58	Kona Coast, Hawai‘i
60	Kīholo Bay, Hawai‘i
60.10	Miloli‘i Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area
60.11	Kīpahulu Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area
60.4	West Hawai‘i Regional Fishery Management Area
60.41	West Hawai‘i Pāku‘iku‘i Replenishment
60.5	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine Refuge
60.7	Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area
60.8	Hā‘ena Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area

Part 2

Part III – Freshwater Fisheries Management Areas

Chapter	Title
61	Nu‘uanu Freshwater Fishing Refuge, O‘ahu
62	Wahiawa Public Fishing Area, O‘ahu
63	Waiākea Public Fishing Area, Hawai‘i
64	Kōke‘e Public Fishing Area, Kaua‘i
65	Wailua Reservoir Public Fishing Area, Kaua‘i

Part IV – Fisheries Resource Management

Chapter	Title
73	Fish Aggregating Devices
74	License and Permit Provisions and Fees for Fishing, Fish, and Fish Products
75	Rules Regulating the Possession and Use of Certain Fishing Gear
76	Non-Indigenous Aquatic Species
77	O‘ahu Aquarium Life Management
78	Ocean Stewardship User Fee

Part V – Protected Marine Fisheries Resources

Chapter	Title
83	Shellfishes
84	Samoan crab (repealed)
85	Clam
86.1	Sea cucumbers
89	Spiny lobster and slipper lobster (repealed)
90	Nehu for Family Consumption
91	Pink, Gold and Black Corals
92	‘Opihi
93	Limu
94	Bottomfish Management
95	Rules Regulating the Taking and Selling of Certain Marine Resources
95.1	Island-Based Fisheries Rules

Part VI – Protected Freshwater Fisheries Resources

Chapter	Title
99	Introduced Freshwater Fishes
100	‘O'opu and hinana