Document Library
Fishing Regulations
Administrative Rules
Unofficial copies of the Administrative Rules relating to fishing and
conservation of aquatic organisms and habitats throughout the State of
Hawai'i. Formatted as pdf documents.
View Draft Rules and Public Notices.
Reports to the Legislature
The following reports are in pdf format.
Report on the progress for the adoption of rules to regulate the ornamental reef fishery industry in South Maui and Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, to confer with geographical stakeholders, and to propose appropriate legislation. A report prepared by the DLNR in response to House Concurrent Resolution 347, Regular Session of 2008. (118 KB)
Report on the implementation of Act 134, Session Laws of Hawai`i 2000. A report prepared by the DLNR in compliance with Section 18.3 of Act 160, SLH 2006, relating to Alien Aquatic Organisms. (48 KB)
Requesting participation in a federal program to assist states in obtaining scrapped federal ships to use as artificial reefs in the waters of the State of Hawaii. A report prepared by the DLNR in response to Senate Concurrent Resolution 143, Regular Session of 2005. (100 KB)
A report on the findings and recommendations of effectiveness of the West Hawai`i Regional Fishery Management Area. A report prepared by the DLNR in response to Hawai`i Revised Statutes §188F-5, December 2004. (788 KB)
Report on a request to establish a task force to study the feasibility of establishing a freshwater fishery at the Wahiawa Reservoir, Oahu. A report prepared by the DLNR in response to House Concurrent Resolution 200, Regular Session of 2002. (1 MB)
A report on the development of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Operations Plan and clarification of the State's role and responsibilities. A report prepared by the DLNR in response to Senate Concurrent Resolution 89, Regular Session of 2001. (408 KB)
Publications
Fishes of Hawaii (pdf file, approx. 2.5 MB). 14 pages of information about popular sport fishes found in Hawaii's marine and fresh waters, taken from "Fishing in Hawaii: A Student Manual." Includes line drawings, description, size, habitat, feeding, seasonality, and fishing methods.
Status of Maui's coral reefs (pdf file, approx. 524 KB)
Reef fish stocks and fishing impacts in the Hawaiian Islands (pdf file, approx. 2.4 MB)
Interactions of nonindigenous blueline snapper (taape) with native fishery species; Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Univ of Hawaii (pdf file, approx. 1.6 MB)
Anuenue Fisheries Research Center
Coral and live rock laws of Hawaii
Marine Life Conservation Districts
Marine Protected Areas in Hawaii. Distributed March 9, 2005. Downloadable in two parts:
Part 1: Main document (14 pages, pdf format, approx. 12.9 MB)
Part 2: Center-spread map (pdf format, approx. 2.2 MB)
Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Management Plan (pdf file, approx. 2.6 MB)
Technical Reports
Hawaii's Ulua and Papio Tagging Project, 2000 to 2004. Tagawa, A. and C. Tam. DAR Tech Rep. 06-01. May 2006. Division of Aquatic Resources, Honolulu. (pdf file, approx. 1.6 MB)
Stream macroalgae of Hawai`i: an identification guide to the common genera. Sherwood, A. DAR Tech Rep. 04-02. May 2004. Division of Aquatic Resources, Honolulu. (pdf file, approx. 8.4 MB)
Seasonality of algae in Waiahole and Kahana streams, Windward O`ahu, Hawai`i. Sherwood, A. DAR Tech Rep. 04-01. May 2004. Division of Aquatic Resources, Honolulu. (pdf file, approx. 3.4 MB)
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands/Kure Atoll Assessment and Monitoring Program. Final Report. Walsh, W., R. Okano, R. Nishimoto and B. Carman. Results of a September 2001 research study at Kure Atoll. March 2002. 60 p. (pdf file, approx. 350 KB)
Evaluation of the status of the recreational fishery for ulua in Hawai`i, and recommendations for future management. Gaffney, R. DAR Tech. Rep. 20-02. October 2000. Division of Aquatic Resources, Honolulu. (pdf file, approx. 2 MB)
A review of the biology of the family Carangidae, with emphasis on species found in Hawaiian waters. Honebrink, R. DAR Tech. Rep. 20-01. October 2000. Division of Aquatic Resources, Honolulu. (pdf file, approx. 5 MB)
Newsletters
Ulua tagging project & moi tagging program fishing survey summary. October 2008. (pdf file, 134 KB)