Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES
Part IV - FISHERIES RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Chapter 77 - OAHU AQUARIUM LIFE MANAGEMENT
General Provisions
Section 13-77-6 - Oahu prohibited activities

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 13-77-6

Current through August, 2024

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 13-75, it is unlawful for any person in or on the waters of Oahu, possessing a small mesh net authorized under a commercial aquarium fish permit or recreational aquarium fish permit, to possess a small mesh net that is:

(1) More than thirty (30) feet long; provided that two or more permittees may join two nets, each no more than thirty (30) feet long, for a total net length of no more than sixty (60) feet long; or

(2) More than six (6) feet in height.

(3) These restrictions regarding net length and height in subsection (a) shall take effect after July 1, 2015.

(b) It is unlawful for any person, while possessing, using, or having used a small mesh net authorized under a commercial aquarium fish permit and in or on the waters of Oahu, to possess a small mesh net and take or possess a daily bag limit of more than:

(1) One hundred (100) yellow tang;

(2) Seventy-five (75) kole;

(3) Fifty (50) Potter's angel;

(4) Fifty (50) naso tang;

(5) Twenty-five (25) moorish idol; or

(6) Ten (10) achilles tang.

A daily bag limit includes the cumulative number of regulated aquatic life taken or possessed by a person on any day.

(c) It is unlawful for any person while possessing, using, or having used a small mesh net authorized under a commercial aquarium fish permit and in or on the waters of Oahu, to possess a small mesh net and to take or possess more than six (6) of any of the following per day:

(1) Yellow tang less than one and one-half (1.5) inches in length;

(2) Yellow tang more than five (5) inches in length;

(3) Kole more than five (5) inches in length; or

(4) Cleaner wrasse of any size.

(d) It is unlawful for any person while possessing, using, or having used a small mesh net authorized under a commercial aquarium fish permit and in or on the waters of Oahu, to take or possess more than two (2) bandit angelfish that are longer than five and a half (5.5) inches in length, per day.

(e) It is unlawful for any person while possessing, using, or having used a small mesh net authorized under a commercial aquarium fish permit, to operate a vessel on the waters of Oahu with:

(1) More than the daily bag limits as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d) for the number of permittees on board the vessel; or

(2) More than three times the number of any daily bag limit, regardless of the number of permittees on board.

(f) It is unlawful for any person, while possessing a small mesh net authorized under a commercial aquarium fish permit or recreational aquarium fish permit while in or on the waters of Oahu, to take or possess any of the following species:

(1) Ornate butterflyfish;

(2) Oval butterflyfish; and

(3) Reticulated butterflyfish.

Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Hawaii may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.