Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands

Fishpond Permits

DLNR has created a streamlined Loko Iʻa Application for loko iʻa repair and restoration as part of Hoʻāla Loko Iʻa program.

The Department has issued the following permits since the program’s inception:

Permit No.	Loko Iʻa	Location	Tier
MO-15-01	Wehelauʻulu	East ʻŌhia and Manawai, Molokaʻi	1
OA-15-02	Kahana	Kahana, Koʻolauloa, Oʻahu	1
LA-15-03	Waiaʻōpae	Pālāwai, Lānaʻi	1
MA-3153	Kōʻieʻie	Kīhei, Maui	status report
HA-15-05	Kuʻualiʻi and Kahapapa	Waikoloa, South Kohala, Hawaiʻi	2
HA-15-06	Kekaha Kai	Kekaha Kai State Park, North Kona, Hawaiʻi	3
HA-16-01	Ka Loko o Kīholo	North Kona, Hawaiʻi	2
OA-16-02	Moliʻi	Hakipuʻu, Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu	2
LA-17-01	Waiaʻōpae	Pālāwai, Lānaʻi	2
MO-17-02	ʻUalapuʻe	‘Ualapu‘e, Moloka‘i	maintenance
HA-17-03	Kīholo	Pu‘uwa‘awa‘a, North Kona, Hawai‘i	2
KA-18-01	ʻAlekoko	Hulieʻia, Puna, Kauaʻi	3
HA-18-01	Haleolono	Waiãkea, South Hilo, Hawai’i	1
MO-18-03	ʻUalapuʻe	‘Ualapu‘e, Moloka‘i	1
HA-18-04	Waiāhole, Kapaloho, and Wai‘opio	Honohonunui, Waiākea, South Hilo, Hawai‘i	1
OA-18-05	Pāhonu	Waimānalo, O‘ahu	1
corr HA-18-237	Kīʻope	Hulihe`e Palace, Norht Kona, Hawai‘i	correspondence
OA-19-01	Waikalua	Kāneʻohe, Ko`olaupoko, O`ahu	Tier 1
HA-19-02	Honuʻapo	Kaʻū, Hawai’i	Tier 1
HA-20-01	Kaʻalāiki	Kaʻū, Hawai’i	Tier 1
MO-21-02	ʿOhalahala	Kūmini, Kona, Molokaʿi	Tier 1
HA-21-03	Kaʿūpūlehu	Kaʿūpūlehu, North Kona, Hawai‘i	Tier 2
KA-22-1	ʿAlakoko	Hulieʻia, Puna, Kauaʻi	Tier 3
HA 24-01	Kahapapa	Waikoloa, Hawai‘i	Tier 2
KA-24-01	Alakoko	Niumalu, Puna, Kauaʿi	Tier 2

Restoration site plans

Waia‘ōpae Fishpond, Pālāwai Ahupua‘a, Keōmoku Road, Lāna‘i

Ku‘uali‘i Pond, ‘Anaeho‘omalu Bay, Waikoloa, South Kohala, Hawai‘i

Kekaha Kai Ponds, Kekaha Kai State Park, Manini’ōwali, North Kona, Hawai‘i

Ka Loko o Kīholo, Pu‘uwa‘awa‘a, North Kona, Hawai‘i

Alekoko Fishpond restoration plan, Kaua`i

Useful documents

Regulation of Aquaculture Operations and Product Sale (from Permits and Regulatory Requirements for Aquaculture in Hawaii; prepared for the Aquaculture and Livestock Support Services Program, State Department of Agriculture, by Aquaculture Planning & Advocacy, LLC, September 1, 2011)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Decision Document, Nationwide Permit 3 (Feb 13, 2012)

Loko Iʻa: A Manual on Hawaiian Fishpond Restoration and Management (prepared for the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, by Graydon “Buddy” Keala, with James R. Hollyer and Luisa Castro, 2007)

Hoʻāla Loko Iʻa (Conservation District Use Permit ST-3703, staff report prepared by Michael Cain, June 2014)

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