The Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) will host a virtual Holoholo Talk Story session Thursday, January 26 from 5:30–7:30pm to discuss proposed Legislation for 2023 relevant to DAR. We will also share how fishers and community members can participate in the legislative process. While we encourage participation in the legislative process, this Holoholo session is […]

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources is scheduling a virtual public scoping session for the proposed Kīpahulu Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA) on Tuesday, June 7th, 2022 from 5:30-7:30 pm HST.  The proposed Kīpahulu CBSFA is from Kālepa Gulch in the southwest to Pua‘alu‘u Gulch in the northeast, spanning roughly […]

The Holoholo Fisher “Talk Story” sessions are hosted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), and were first initiated in 2021 as an effort to increase outreach, education, and dialogue between DAR and the fishing community. These meetings focus on a wide range of fishing related topics ranging […]

The Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) will be holding two public hearings, one online and one in person, for the proposed Miloli‘i Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA) to ensure long-term sustainable populations of fish and other marine species and to reaffirm and perpetuate fishing practices that were customarily and traditionally exercised for Native Hawaiian subsistence, […]

Please join our Hawai‘i Island Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) team for our next virtual holoholo talk story session via Zoom on April 19, 2022, from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. We will be discussing the upcoming public hearing for the proposed Miloli‘i Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA) and the re-opening of all Bottomfish Restricted Fishing […]

The Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) will be hosting a virtual Holoholo fisher talk story session for interested fishers on Thursday, January 27th from 5:30-7:30 pm.  This will be a statewide session to provide an update on proposed legislation for 2022 related to DAR and fishing. We will also be providing an update on the […]

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), is scheduling a series of public scoping sessions for updates to the Statewide Herbivore Management Strategy, which include amendments to existing regulations and new proposed regulations. To ensure public health and safety during COVID-19 and increase opportunities for public participation, DAR is conducting […]

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), is scheduling a series of public scoping sessions for updates to the Statewide Herbivore Management Strategy, which include amendments to existing regulations and new proposed regulations. To ensure public health and safety during COVID-19 and increase opportunities for public participation, DAR is conducting […]

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), is scheduling a series of public scoping sessions for updates to the Statewide Herbivore Management Strategy, which include amendments to existing regulations and new proposed regulations. To ensure public health and safety during COVID-19 and increase opportunities for public participation, DAR is conducting […]