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HAR Chapter 13-60.11,
“Kīpahulu Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area, Maui”

This rulemaking action is a request to adopt a new chapter under the Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) as Title 13, Chapter 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 Kīpahulu and to reaffirm and perpetuate fishing practices that were customarily and traditionally exercised for Native Hawaiian subsistence, culture, or religion along the southeast coast of Maui.

View a detailed summary of the proposed HAR Chapter 13-60.11

Request for final BLNR approval will be heard at the 1/12/24 Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) meeting as Agenda Item F-2

View the Latest Draft Rules in Ramseyer Format

View the Submittal Requesting Final Approval from the BLNR

Link to the Live Stream of the 1/12/24 BLNR Meeting

How to Submit Testimony to the BLNR

Next Steps:
– Small Business Regulatory Review Board Post-Hearing Presentation (February 2024)
– Governor’s Final Approval (TBD)
– Effective Date of Rules (TBD)

Informational Briefing to BLNR (5/26/23)
Submittal to BLNR
BLNR Meeting Recording

Request for BLNR Approval to Hold Public Hearings (6/23/23)
Submittal to BLNR
BLNR Meeting Recording

Small Business Regulatory Review Board (SBRRB) Pre-Hearing Briefing (7/20/23)
Pre-Hearing Small Business Impact Statement
SBRRB Pre-Hearing Recommendations (7/29/23

Public Hearing (11/2/23)
Signed Public Hearing Notice(9/29/23)
Signed Memo Appointing Public Hearing Officers (9/29/23)
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Public Hearing Notice (10/1/23)
Public Hearing Recording (11/2/23)

HAR Chapter 13-74,
“License and Permit Provisions and Fees for Fishing, Fish, and Fish Products”

This rulemaking action is a request to adopt the proposed amendments to and compilation of Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) chapter 13-74, “License and Permit Provisions and Fees for Fishing, Fish, and Fish Products” to provide comprehensive updates to the chapter.

Major substantive amendments include:
– New Nonresident Recreational Marine Fishing License, Commercial Marine Vessel License, and Commercial Marine Dealer License
– Increased and/or new for the various licenses/permits
– Removal of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Fishing Permit
– New catch reporting requirement for all Bait License holders
– Added discretion to require additional reports from Aquaculture License holders
– General housekeeping amendments throughout the chapter

View a detailed summary of the proposed HAR Chapter 13-74

Request for final BLNR approval will be heard at the 1/12/24 Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) meeting as Agenda Item F-1

View the Latest Draft Rules in Ramseyer Format

View the Submittal Requesting Final Approval from the BLNR

Link to the Live Stream of the 1/12/24 BLNR Meeting

How to Submit Testimony to the BLNR

Next Steps:
– Small Business Regulatory Review Board Post-Hearing Presentation (February 2024)
– Governor’s Final Approval (TBD)
– Effective Date of Rules (TBD)

Informational Briefing to BLNR (5/12/23)
Submittal to BLNR
– BLNR Meeting Recording Part 1, Part 2

Request for BLNR Approval to Hold Public Hearings (5/26/23)
Submittal to BLNR
BLNR Meeting Recording

Small Business Regulatory
Review Board (SBRRB) Pre-Hearing Briefing (7/20/23)
Pre-Hearing Small Business Impact Statement
SBRRB Pre-Hearing Recommendations (7/29/23)

Oʻahu, Kauaʻi, and Hawaiʻi Island Public Hearings (8/16/23 and 8/17/23)
Signed Public Hearing Notice (7/14/23)
Signed Memo Appointing Public Hearing Officers (7/14/23)
Public Hearing Notice Published in Newspapers (7/16/23)
Oʻahu/Kauaʻi Public Hearing Recording (8/16/23)
Hawaiʻi Island Public Hearing Recording (8/17/23)

Maui, Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi Public Hearing (9/27/23)
Signed Public Hearing Notice (8/25/23)
Signed Memo Appointing Public Hearing Officers (8/25/23)
Public Hearing Notice Published in Honolulu Star-Advertiser (8/27/23)
Public Hearing Video Recording (9/27/23)

 

Past Rulemaking

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For information on earlier rulemaking, visit our draft rules and public notices archive.