The Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) is pleased to announce the opening of the 2020 Rainbow Trout Fishing Season at Puʻu Lua Reservoir in the Kōke‘e Public Fishing Area on Kauaʻi. ...
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Updated June 12, 2020 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) recently passed by Congress includes an allocation of $300 million for fisheries assistance. The funding is ...
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Due to current COVID-19 public health and safety concerns, the 2020 Kaua‘i rainbow trout fishing season at Pu‘u Lua Reservoir, Koke‘e Public Fishing Area, is postponed indefinitely. Criteria for determining ...
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UPDATE: 3/13/20 – Public Hearing Postponed (attached news release) The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will hold Public Hearings on the proposed adoption of ...
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DAR has produced a new 16-page brochure highlighting some of the important projects the Division is conducting to fulfill its mission of working “with the people of Hawai‘i to manage, ...
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In an effort to facilitate compliance with the rules regulating the take, possession, and sale of lobsters, Kona crabs, and Samoan crabs in State waters, the Division of Aquatic Resources ...
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Hawaiian waters are experiencing their third widespread coral bleaching event since 2014, and the Division of Aquatic Resources is asking ocean users to take specific steps to help reduce its ...
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Four of the 12 Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas (BRFAs) around the state are scheduled to re-open to Deep-7 bottomfish fishing on July 1, 2019. They include BRFA C (Makahū‘ena, Kaua‘i), ...
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Open season for rainbow trout will begin June 15, 2019 in the Kōke‘e Public Fishing Area (PFA) on Kaua‘i. Anglers may fish daily from June 15 to September 30, from ...
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An information and scoping meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 21, 2019, at which staff from the Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) will present details of recent scientific studies and ...
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