See what DAR was up to during the past year. The Division’s annual accomplishments report for the calendar year 2023 is now available to download. You can view it directly at this link, and you’ll also find links through the “Division Overview” button at the top right of our homepage, and the “Reports” link at ...
Read More DAR Accomplishments Report for the calendar year 2023 available
Proposal to amend fishing regulations for kala, kole, manini, uhu, and pāpaʻi kualoa (Kona crab) – Hawai‘i Administrative Rules Chapter 13-95, “Rules regulating the taking and selling of certain marine resources” The Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) will request final approval and rulemaking by the Board of Land and Natural Resources at their meeting on ...
Read More DAR requests approval for herbivore, ocean stewardship fee, and Molokini measures at Dec 7 Land Board meeting
A follow-up meeting regarding the Ha‘ena Community Based Subsistence Fishing Area five-year report-out was held Friday, October 27, 2023, at the Kaua‘i Sailing Association in Nawiliwili Boat Harbor. The Ha‘ena community, Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement, Makai Watch program, and Division of Aquatic Resources provided presentations and answered ...
Read More Update on Ha‘ena five-year report
In order to accommodate those wishing to provide oral testimony but are unable to join via Zoom or at the Hāna in-person host site, a second in-person host site at the DAR Maui Office (130 Mahalani Street, Wailuku, Hawai’i 96793) has been added for the statewide public hearing on the rules establishing the Kīpahulu Community-Based ...
Read More Additional Wailuku site added for November 2 Kīpahulu CBSFA public hearing
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) will hold a public hearing on the proposed adoption of Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) chapter 13-60.11, “Kīpahulu Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area, Maui” to ensure abundant stocks of priority species and high-quality fishing now and in the future for residents and visitors to ...
Read More Public hearing scheduled for proposed adoption of HAR 13-60.11 Kīpahulu Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area, Maui
On August 27, 2022, after two years of delay due to COVID-19, the 5-Year review of the Hāʻena Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA) took place by the loʻi kalo in Hāʻena. In attendance were members of the Hui Makaʻāinana o Makana, Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement (DOCARE) Makai Watch Program, ...
Read More Overview of Hāʻena CBSFA 5-year meeting
Amendments to the lay net rules (Section 13-75-12.4, Hawaii Administrative Rules) took effect on March 11, 2023, which replaced the lay net registration requirement with an annual lay net permit. From this point on, all users of lay nets in Hawaii will be required to first obtain a lay net permit through the Division of ...
Read More Update: Lay net permit requirement now in effect, FAQ and marking directions available
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) and Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) will hold a statewide hybrid Zoom public hearing with an in-person host site on Maui to collect testimony on proposed amendments to: Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) chapter 13-31, “Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District, ...
Read More Public hearing scheduled for the proposed amendment and compilation of HAR 13-31, “Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District, Maui,” 13-230, “General Provisions,” and 13-257, “Day-Use Mooring Rules”
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) will hold public hearings on the proposed amendment and compilation of Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) chapter 13-74, “License and Permit Provisions and Fees for Fishing, Fish, and Fish Products.” The main purposes for the proposed amendments are to: Establish and add provisions ...
Read More Public hearing scheduled for proposal to amend and compile HAR 13-74, “License and permit provisions and fees for fishing, fish, and fish products”
Taʻape (Lutjanus kasmira) were first introduced by the Hawaiʻi Territorial Government in the 1950’s from French Polynesia to supplement Hawai‘i’s local fisheries. While taʻape was one of dozens of species introduced to Hawaiʻi, none of the others have attained such numbers in the ensuing decades. Taʻape can now be found in large schools throughout the ...
Read More DAR announces the Taʻape Throwdown fishing tournament September 9-10 on Kauaʻi