The Division of Aquatic Resources has finalized the management plan for the Hāʻena Community-based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA) and plans to brief the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) on the outcomes of the public comment process and the finalized management plan at the August 26, 2016 BLNR meeting. View final management plan.
Governor David Ige approved creation of a new marine reserve at Ka‘ūpūlehu, on the west coast of Hawai‘i island. The rule took effect Friday, July 29, 2016. The new reserve’s boundaries encompass the previously-designated Ka‘ūpūlehu Fish Replenishment Area. The rule establishes a 10-year no-take “rest period” (with limited exceptions) to allow for the recovery of ...
Read More Marine reserve established at Ka‘ūpūlehu, West Hawai‘i
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will hold a public meeting to provide information and receive public comments relating to the proposed Hāʻena Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA) Management Plan. The proposed Hāʻena CBSFA management plan describes the non-regulatory management strategies to be used in conjunction with the Hā‘ena CBSFA rules that were ...
Read More Public meeting on proposed management plan for Hāʻena Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area, Kaua‘i
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will hold a combined public informational meeting and formal public rulemaking hearing in West Hawai‘i to amend Hawaii Administrative Rules (“HAR”) Title 13, chapter 60.4, to establish the Ka‘ūpūlehu Marine Reserve. The Reserve boundaries will encompass the existing Ka‘ūpūlehu Fish Replenishment Area. The proposed amendments would provide ...
Read More Public hearing on proposed marine reserve at Ka‘ūpūlehu, West Hawai‘i
Following an emergency measure that temporarily banned harvest of all sea cucumbers in Hawaiian waters, a new permanent rule goes into effect January 10, 2016. Under the new rule: Commercial consumptive take and sale is prohibited. Personal use is limited to 10 per person per day. Tiger tail (Holothuria hilla) and hot dog (H. edulis) ...
Read More New sea cucumber rule goes into effect January 10, 2016
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The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will hold public hearings on the proposed adoption of a new chapter under the Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) relating to the harvest of sea cucumbers from state waters. The proposed new rules would prohibit the harvest of sea cucumbers for commercial consumption purposes, but allow limited take ...
Read More Public hearings scheduled on proposed rule to regulate sea cucumber harvest
The Department of Land and Natural Resources proposes to hold public hearings to adopt a new chapter under the Hawai‘i Administrative Rules (HAR) to regulate the harvest of sea cucumbers from state waters. Currently, all take and possession of sea cucumbers from state waters is temporarily prohibited pursuant to HAR §13-86, which was adopted through emergency ...
Read More Public hearings proposed on rule to regulate sea cucumber harvest
Governor Ige has signed into law the first Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA) in the state, in the waters off Hā‘ena, Kaua‘i. The rule was filed August 4, and goes into effect ten days later on August 14. The rules for the Hā‘ena CBSFA were approved by the state Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) in ...
Read More Hā‘ena Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area rule signed by governor
The Hawai‘i Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) approved a rule June 26 to make it illegal to take any species of sea cucumber from state waters for the next 120 days. Link to news release. View rule.