Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES
Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES
Chapter 92 - OPIHI
Section 13-92-1 - Prohibited activities
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 13-92-1
Current through August, 2024
(a) No person shall within the State, except as provided in § 13-92-2:
(1) Take, possess, sell, or offer for sale
any opihi (Cellana spp.) shell (with meat attached)
which is less than one and one-fourth inches (3.18 centimeters) in
diameter;
(2) Take, possess, sell,
or offer for sale any opihi (Cellana spp.) meat
(without shell) less than one-half inch (1.27 centimeters) in diameter;
or
(3) Sell, or offer for sale any
curio or jewelry made from an opihi (Cellana spp.)
shell less than one and one-fourth inches (3.18 centimeters) in
diameter.
(b) Nothing in subsection a shall be construed as making it unlawful for any person to possess for purposes other than sale, opihi meat or shell of any size or products therefrom taken or in possession prior to August 4, 1978.
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