Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES
Part V - PROTECTED MARINE FISHERIES RESOURCES
Chapter 95 - RULES REGULATING THE TAKING AND SELLING OF CERTAIN MARINE RESOURCES
Section 13-95-50 - Kuhonu crab
Current through August, 2024
(a) It is unlawful for any person to possess with the intent to sell, or offer for sale, any pa[BAR]pa'i ku[BAR]honu less than four inches in length or in width across or along its back.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to take, possess, or sell any pa[BAR]pa'i ku[BAR]honu with eggs. Any pa[BAR]pa'i ku[BAR]honu with eggs caught must immediately be returned to the waters from which the crab was taken. The possession of any pa[BAR]pa'i ku[BAR]honu, showing indications of its eggs having been scraped or removed is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
(c) It is unlawful for any person to pursue, take, or kill any pa[BAR]pa'i ku[BAR]honu in the State with a spear.
(d) It is unlawful for any person to offer for sale any speared pa[BAR]pa'i ku[BAR]honu.