Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES
Part II - MARINE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AREAS
Chapter 60.11 - KIPAHULU COMMUNITY-BASED SUBSISTENCE FISHING AREA, MAUI
Section 13-60.11-4 - Permitted and prohibited activities
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 13-60.11-4
Current through August, 2024
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as abridging traditional and customary native Hawaiian rights or as allowing within the Kipahulu CBSFA any activity or fishing gear otherwise prohibited by law or rules adopted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources or any other department of the State.
(b) The following restrictions apply within the Kipahulu CBSFA:
(1) It is unlawful to take
or possess more than ten finfish per person per day; provided that akule and
introduced or invasive fish species do not count towards the ten finfish bag
limit.
(2) It is unlawful to take
any akule for commercial purposes.
(3) It is unlawful to take or possess more
than one 'omilu per person per day.
(4) It is unlawful to take or possess more
than two kala per person per day.
(5) It is unlawful to take or possess any
kole less than five inches in length.
(6) It is unlawful to take or possess any
moi:
(A) From May through
September;
(B) Less than eleven
inches in length; or
(C) Greater
than eighteen inches in length.
(7) It is unlawful to take or possess:
(A) More than forty 'opihi of any species per
person per day;
(B) Any 'opihi with
a shell diameter of less than one and one-fourth inches or greater than two
inches;
(C) Any 'opihi within the
'Opihi Rest Area; or
(D) Any 'opihi
while diving.
(8) It is
unlawful to take or possess:
(A) Any ula or
ula papapa from May through September; or
(B) A combined total of more than two ula or
ula papapa per person per day.
(9) It is unlawful to take or possess more
than two spotted reef crabs per person per day.
(10) It is unlawful to take or possess any
native limu species with a holdfast or roots attached.
(11) It is unlawful to engage in surround net
fishing using a gill net with a stretched mesh of less than two and
three-fourths inches.
(12) It is
unlawful to engage in surround net fishing to take any marine life, except
akule and ta'ape.
(13) It is
unlawful to take any marine life using a bag net.
(14) It is unlawful for any person who is in
the water or on or about the shore where fish can be taken to have in the
person's possession a throw net with a stretched mesh of less than three
inches.
(15) It is unlawful for any
person to use more than two fishing poles, provided that each fishing pole may
have only one line, and each line may have no more than two hooks, with each
hook having only one point, while at or near the shoreline, except that double
or treble hooks are allowed when using fishing lures.
(16) Except as provided in subsection (c) of
this section, it is unlawful for any person to:
(A) Take any marine life while using SCUBA
gear;
(B) Possess both SCUBA gear
and marine life at the same time; or
(C) Possess both SCUBA gear and fishing gear
at the same time.
(17)
During the time period beginning thirty minutes after sunset until thirty
minutes before sunrise, it is unlawful to:
(A) Take or possess any marine life while
diving; or
(B) Possess any fishing
gear while diving.
(18)
It is unlawful to take or possess any marine life within the Kukui Bay
Sanctuary.
(c) The department may issue a permit to allow any action prohibited under subsection (b)(16) of this section for the purposes of:
(1) Taking akule while surround net fishing;
or
(2) Taking introduced or
invasive species of marine life.
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