Regulated Fishing Areas - Maui County
Marine Life Conservation Districts
Molokini Shoal (Maui)
Honolua-Mokule‘ia (Maui)
Manele-Hulopo‘e (Lana‘i)
Kahului Harbor, Maui
HRS 188-34, HAR 13-51
Location: Kahului Harbor is the primary port on the northern coast of Maui. Permitted activities shall not be construed as allowing activities within any portion of the harbor which may otherwise be prohibited by laws or rules of the Department of Transportation.
Permitted
To use throw net, ‘opae net, crab net, or nehu net not longer than fifty feet to take nehu for family consumption or bait purposes.
Prohibited
To use any type of net except as described in permitted activities above.
Kaunakakai Harbor, Moloka‘i
HAR 13-56
Location: Kaunakakai Harbor is located on the southern coast of the island of Molokai. As shown in the map, portions of the commercial harbor designated “Area 1A” and “Area 1B” are separated by a line extending from the Channel Range Lights, and portions of the small craft harbor are designated “Area 2”.
Permitted
Within Area 1A, fishing with thrownet or pole and line; taking baitfish in season, with a bait license; and fishing with nets a) with a permit from the Board of Land and Natural Resources, b) with clearance from the Department of Transportation, and c) except at night when nets may not be set, nor remain in the water unless to complete unloading fish.
Within Area 1B, fishing with thrownet or pole and line.
Within Area 2, fishing with pole and line; using hand nets no longer than 3 feet in any dimension to take shrimp or land fish already hooked.
Prohibited
Within Area 1A, using nets except as described above; obstructing passage of vessels.
Within Area 1B, using any type of net except thrownet.
Within Area 2, using any type of net, except hand nets as described above.
Manele Harbor, Lana‘i
HAR 13-53
Location: Manele Harbor is a small boat harbor on the southern coast of Lanai. Area 1 refers to the shoreline portion of the entrance channel and basin, bounded seaward by a line connecting the seaward tip of the three groins along the shoreline. Area 2 refers to the breakwater portion of the entrance channel. Permitted activities should not be construed as allowing activities within any portion of the harbor which may otherwise be prohibited by laws or rules of the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation.
Permitted
To use and possess crab nets, hand nets for shrimp, and landing nets within Areas 1 and 2, provided the net's frame is no more than 3 feet in diameter (excluding handle).
To possess but not use nets on board vessels within Area 2.
Commercial fishers with a Bait License may use and possess nets within Areas 1 and 2 to take baitfishes.
Prohibited
To use or possess any type of net within Areas 1 and 2 except as indicated in permitted activities above.
Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve
HAR 13-260, HRS 6K
Location: Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve includes the island of Kaho‘olawe and surrounding waters seaward to a distance of two nautical miles.
DANGER: The Reserve is a former military range, and unexploded ordnance is present on the island and in surrounding waters.
Permitted:
Cultural, spiritual, subsistence, preservation, restoration, educational, and fishing activities specifically authorized by the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission.
Prohibited:
All entrance into and activities within the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve, including all manner of boating, fishing, and diving, unless specifically authorized by the Commission.
Contact the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission at 586-0761 (Oahu) or
243-5889 (Maui) for assistance and further information on permitted activities.
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