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 |
| 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)