Hawaii Fishing Regulations
Are you familiar with the fishing regulation in Hawaii?
It is never a bad idea to check it again before your next outing.
Hawaii Fishing License
Purchasing a fishing license you are helping to preserve the environment and also ensure that future generations can enjoy fishing as you are.
Among other things, your fishing license fees support fisheries and hatcheries management, education programs about fishing and conservation, protection of endangered species.
Here it is where you can get your fishing license.
Links to Hawaii Government Agencies
Here are a few websites of Hawaii's agencies involved in regulation and conservation.
- DAR
- Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources
- Hawaii DLNR
- Department of Land & Natural Resources - Division of Forestry and Wildlife
- FWS Hawaii
- US Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Hawaii
Hawaii Fishing News
Check out what is the latest fishing buzz in Hawaii.
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Entangled whale spotted off South Maui; federal officials responding
- MAALAEA -- Coast Guard personnel and federal marine mammal specialists responded Thursday to help an adult male humpback whale entangled from head to tail in fishing nets and dragging two orange buoys six miles south of Maalaea Bay, the Coast Guard reporte
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- 2/2/2012 9:45:13 PM
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Get boiled peanuts, more, at Lisa’s Snax in Wailuku
- They've also got snow ice, old-school crack seeds, dried fish and made-on-Maui taro chips ... Just about everyone in Hawaii knows what shave ice is - basically finely shaved ice with different hues of flavored syrups poured on top. But Lisa's Snax ...
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- 2/2/2012 1:45:37 PM
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Calling all cooks to enter Sam Choy poke contest
- There will also be a marketplace with fresh fish, cooking demos and a presentation on sustainable aquaculture. A TV host, cookbook author and founding member of the Hawaii Regional Cuisine movement, Choy put poke on the world's culinary map. The award ...
- Maui News
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- 2/2/2012 1:45:37 PM
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Business Briefs 1-31
- The county settlement of $12.5 million cash and $20 million real property collateral will cover costs. The road will be swiftly completed as required by Oceanside 1250. The road will not be finished as Oceanside has no money and completion will cost more .
- West Hawaii Today
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- 1/30/2012 5:59:43 PM
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biz briefs 2-26
- The county settlement of $12.5 million cash and $20 million real property collateral will cover costs. The road will be swiftly completed as required by Oceanside 1250. The road will not be finished as Oceanside has no money and completion will cost more .
- West Hawaii Today
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- 1/30/2012 4:19:30 PM
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Lingle: Campaign about building infrastructure
- And make the code simpler so medium businesses can grow easier. * Deregulation: Don't expand Hawaii's protected habitat for monk seals or it will destroy the fishing industry. * Legal reform: Eliminate frivolous lawsuits, with losing parties paying legal b
- Maui News
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- 1/28/2012 10:59:45 AM
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Efforts show promise toward saving seals
- HONOLULU - Federal data show that cutting Hawaiian monk seals free from fishing nets, moving vulnerable pups away from preying sharks and other efforts to rescue the animals are significantly helping the endangered species. One-fifth of the roughly 1,100 .
- Maui News
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- 1/27/2012 11:43:53 AM
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Bench Warrants 1-29
- We're working on bringing you more great Big Island deals, so che... The county settlement of $12.5 million cash and $20 million real property collateral will cover costs. The road will be swiftly completed as required by Oceanside 1250. The road will not
- West Hawaii Today
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- 1/26/2012 3:55:37 PM
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It’s rawsome! DUO Steak & Seafood’s RAW BAR
- You may choose to enter Hawaii's waters delicately with just an appetizer serving ... Gone were the buckets full of seafood, the fishing nets and other decorations like at the Wharf in San Francisco. Now, everything is gleaming, lusterous, and set on ...
- Maui News
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- 1/26/2012 1:39:36 PM
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What is the Best “Iconic” Building for Maui? Concept No. 1
- Recently, during the opening of the 2012 Hawaii State legislature ... conducting experiments on whale migration, local fish conservation, coral reefs, and aqua-culture, plus sustainable energy. All power for the complex shall be generated from OTEC ...
- Maui News
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- 1/22/2012 3:38:53 PM
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Another beached day for craft
- A representative of boat owner Maui Fresh Fish was able to start the vessel, but strong wind and currents defeated the effort, said DLNR spokeswoman Deborah Ward. Later Wednesday, the landing craft was higher on the beach, she said. A check found no ...
- Maui News
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- 1/19/2012 10:56:06 AM
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1-17 Waimea man charged in toddler death
- The county settlement of $12.5 million cash and $20 million real property collateral will cover costs. The road will be swiftly completed as required by Oceanside 1250. The road will not be finished as Oceanside has no money and completion will cost more .
- West Hawaii Today
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- 1/18/2012 11:47:24 AM
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Sharing Mana‘o
- We wanted to see how accurately Hollywood portrayed Hawaii. And we wanted to see George Clooney ... waking with a start when the theater audience joined Country Joe & the Fish in the raucous FISH Cheer. "WHAT did they say?!" she asked me.
- Maui News
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- 1/18/2012 10:57:17 AM
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South China Sea rift could escalate — admiral
- "Now you have all the ingredients of an escalatory situation," he said. Walsh recalled the incident two years ago when a Chinese fishing vessel collided with a Japanese coast guard ship on patrol. Japan arrested the Chinese captain, after which Beijing ...
- Maui News
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- 1/18/2012 10:57:17 AM
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local and state briefs 1-18
- Shortly after 10 a.m., a Hawaii County lifeguard reported finding a partially submerged man near the shoreline in the vicinity of Isaac Hale Park in Pohoiki, according to the Hawaii Police Department. The man appeared to be in his 50s. An autopsy is ...
- West Hawaii Today
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- 1/18/2012 3:26:19 AM
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Letters 1-18
- As Hawaii struggles to recover from the recession, economic recovery and the social services safety net should be prioritized over military spending. I hope my senators and representative will support cutting the Pentagon budget, which takes up a huge ...
- West Hawaii Today
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- 1/17/2012 9:57:02 PM
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School Briefs 1-18
- The title means Afaga successfully out-spelled 27 other middle school students from 14 schools around Hawaii Island including students from Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Kamehameha Schools, St. Joseph's and Hualalai Academy. A second Waimea Middle student ..
- West Hawaii Today
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- 1/17/2012 9:49:53 PM
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Big Island home prices fell in 2011
- HILO -- Median home prices fell across the island in 2011 to their lowest level in years. Data compiled by the Hawaii Information Service show that the median sale price of a Big Island home fell by 4.9 percent to $242,500 in 2011, compared with the previo
- West Hawaii Today
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- 1/17/2012 1:54:27 AM
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About Town 1-17
- The applicant or his parent/legal guardian must be a current Hawaii County resident. He should also have an awareness and appreciation of the Okinawan culture. Applicants for the second scholarship, the Hui Okinawa Scholarship for College Student ...
- West Hawaii Today
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- 1/16/2012 10:05:23 PM
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About Town 1-16
- 30 p.m. Thursday at the Hawaii Big Game Fishing Club at Honokohau Harbor. Members will discuss and confirm issues discussed at the strategic planning meeting in December and commit to strategic actions to implement each committee program. The mission of ..
- West Hawaii Today
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- 1/15/2012 11:53:57 PM
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About Town 1-15
- For more information and directions to the meeting site, call Michele Robinson at 333-5328. Safe Routes to School Summit planned Hawaii Safe Routes to School Summit: A Gateway to Healthier, Happier Hawaii Communities is scheduled for Friday at Kapiolani ..
- West Hawaii Today
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- 1/15/2012 3:01:15 AM
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Bench Warrants 1-15
- The Hawaii County Police Department is asking for the public's help in processing court bench warrants. Whenever an individual ignores a court summons or traffic citation, the court issues a bench warrant for that person's arrest. Although most people ...
- West Hawaii Today
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- 1/15/2012 3:01:15 AM
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Maalaea harbor renovation running ahead of schedule
- The Federal Transit Administration and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contributed about $13 million to the project in part to support the ferry station and regular service from Maalaea to Lanai. The balance of funding was appropriated by the state.
- Maui News
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- 1/15/2012 12:59:33 AM
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Sharp eye should be kept on retreat
- Vacation rentals are a moneymaking business in Hawaii and there are a lot of them around ... I was told, "If it smells like fish and it tastes like fish, it's fish." Lumeria Maui (The Maui News, Jan. 11) is something that everyone should keep a sharp ...
- Maui News
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- 1/14/2012 9:24:48 PM
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Fishermen are not targeting monk seals
- This is in response to "Monk seals not to blame for fishing woes" (Letters ... completely ignores the concept of the Aha Moku System and the will of the people of Hawaii. The state director of the Department of Land and Natural Resources has issued ...
- Maui News
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- 1/14/2012 2:55:16 AM
Hawaii Guides/Outfitters
Want to learn a new fishing technique or need some help for you next outing? Check out one of the guide/outfitter services listed below.
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Hawaii Fishing Clubs
Want to join an interest group near you?
Look up the following list of fishing clubs in Hawaii.
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