On January 24, 2025, the Board of Land and Natural Resources unanimously approved rules for the Maunalua Bay Fisheries Management Area (FMA). These rules were signed by Hawaii Governor Josh ...
Read More Maunalua Bay Fisheries Management Area rules now in effect
The 15,000 pound commercial Annual Catch Limit (ACL) for kala has been reached. To ensure that this limit for the 2024-2025 season is not exceeded further, the Division of Aquatic ...
Read More Commercial kala fishery closed starting June 2, 2025
The Hawaiʻi Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) will be closing the 2024-2025 statewide commercial uhu (parrotfish) fishery one month early as reported commercial sales near the established annual limit of ...
Read More Commercial uhu fishery closed during May 2025
On April 14, 2025, the Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) introduces a new option in commercial licensing called the Commercial Marine Vessel License (CMVL). This optional license will be available ...
Read More DAR introduces new Commercial Marine Vessel License
Open season for rainbow trout will begin June 14, 2025 in the Kōke‘e Public Fishing Area (PFA) on Kaua‘i. Anglers may fish daily from June 14 to September 30, from ...
Read More Annual rainbow trout season at Kōkeʻe, Kauaʻi opens June 14
Hawai‘i is joining other ocean states and now requires a license for recreational ocean fishing for non-Hawai‘i residents. Revenues from license sales will be used exclusively to support fishing in ...
Read More Nonresidents now need a license to fish in the ocean
A Hawai‘i Environmental Policy Act (HEPA) final environmental impact statement (FEIS) was accepted by Governor Josh Green. The acceptance was published in The Environmental Notice on January 8, 2025 following ...
Read More Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary designation update 1/8/25
The Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) will host a virtual Talk Story session Thursday January 23 from 5:30–7:30 pm to discuss proposed Legislation for 2025 related to fishing and aquatic ...
Read More Statewide fisher Talk Story session scheduled for Thursday, January 23 via Zoom
A Hawaii Environmental Policy Act (HEPA) final environmental impact statement (FEIS) was published in The Environmental Notice on December 23, 2024, following NOAA’s publication of the National Environmental Policy Act ...
Read More Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary designation update 12/23/24
The local fishing community is encouraged to help shape the future of nearshore fishing in Hawaiʻi by engaging with the Reef Habitat Plan, a statewide initiative to improve nearshore fish ...
Read More DAR launches Reef Habitat Plan initiative