Chapter 188 — Chapter 188
34 sections in this chapter.
HRS §188-1 to 188-14 REPEALED
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PART I. FISHING RIGHTS--REPEALED §§188-1 to 188-14 REPEALED. L 1985, c 94, §7.
HRS §188-21 and 188-22 REPEALED
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PART II. FISHING REGULATIONS, GENERALLY §§188-21 and 188-22 REPEALED. L 1981, c 85, §§31, 32.
HRS §188-23 Possession or use of explosives, electrofishing devices, and poisonous substances in state waters prohibited; exception
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§188-23 Possession or use of explosives, electrofishing devices, and poisonous substances in state waters prohibited; exception. (a) It is unlawful to possess or use on, in, or near state waters, any explosives, electrofishing devices, or any source of electrical energy with appu…
HRS §188-24 REPEALED
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§188-24 REPEALED. L 1981, c 85, §34.
HRS §188-25 REPEALED
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§188-25 REPEALED. L 1999, c 85, §§5, 17; L 2002, c 151, §1.
HRS §188-26 and 188-27 REPEALED
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§§188-26 and 188-27 REPEALED. L 1981, c 85, §§36, 37.
HRS §188-28 REPEALED
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§188-28 REPEALED. L 1977, c 129, §3.
HRS §188-28.5 to 188-30.5 REPEALED
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§§188-28.5 to 188-30.5 REPEALED. L 1999, c 85, §§6 to 11, 17; L 2002, c 151, §1.
HRS §188-31 Permits to take aquatic life for aquarium purposes
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§188-31 Permits to take aquatic life for aquarium purposes. (a) Except as prohibited by law, the department, upon receipt of a written application, may issue an aquarium fish permit, not longer than one year in duration, to use fine meshed traps, or fine meshed nets other than th…
HRS §188-32 and 188-33 REPEALED
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§§188-32 and 188-33 REPEALED. L 1981, c 85, §§41, 42.
HRS §188-34 Fishing in Honolulu harbor, Hilo harbor, restricted
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§188-34 Fishing in Honolulu harbor, Hilo harbor, restricted. (a) It is unlawful to take or kill fish by means of any draw, drag, or seine net in the waters of the harbor of Honolulu; provided that commercial marine licensees as defined in chapter 187A may take bait fish by means …
HRS §188-35 Fishing in certain waters
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§188-35 Fishing in certain waters. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for any person to fish in or take aquatic life from the waters: (b) With reference to any of the places or areas named above, any person may, subject to applicable laws and rules, …
HRS §188-36 Hawaii marine laboratory refuge
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§188-36 Hawaii marine laboratory refuge. It is unlawful for any person within the Hawaii marine laboratory refuge to take any aquatic life. Nothing in this section shall apply to any officer, faculty member, employee, or student of the University of Hawaii or licensee of the boar…
HRS §188-37 Fishing in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
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§188-37 Fishing in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. (a) The department of land and natural resources may adopt rules relating to the taking of marine life in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, where, in the judgment of the department the action will not deplete the stocks of ma…
HRS §188-38 and 188-39 REPEALED
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§§188-38 and 188-39 REPEALED. L 1981, c 85, §§47, 48.
HRS §188-39.5 Rays; h
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§188-39.5 Rays; hīhīmanu; hāhālua; hailepo; lupe; prohibitions, penalties, and fines. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), no person shall knowingly capture, take, possess, abuse, or entangle a ray, whether alive or dead, or kill any ray, within state marine waters. (b) Any …
HRS §188-40 REPEALED
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§188-40 REPEALED. L 1999, c 85, §§12, 17; L 2002, c 151, §1.
HRS §188-40.5 REPEALED
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§188-40.5 REPEALED. L 2010, c 148, §3.
HRS §188-41 REPEALED
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§188-41 REPEALED. L 1999, c 85, §§13, 17; L 2002, c 151, §1.
HRS §188-42 REPEALED
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§188-42 REPEALED. L 1981, c 85, §49.
HRS §188-43 Hinana and oopu, taking of, prohibited
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§188-43 Hinana and oopu, taking of, prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to fish for, or attempt to take any of the fish known as hinana or oopu, by means of traps or weirs. [L 1937, c 41, §§1, 2; RL 1945, §1235; RL 1955, §21-76; HRS §188-43; am L 1981, c 85, §50]
HRS §188-44 Licenses for mullet
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§188-44 Licenses for mullet. (a) The department may issue a license to any owner or operator of a fishpond to lawfully catch the young mullet known as pua during the closed season, for the purpose of stocking the owner's or operator's pond, and lawfully sell pond raised mullet du…
HRS §188-46 REPEALED
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§188-46 REPEALED. L 1999, c 85, §§14, 17; L 2002, c 151, §1.
HRS §188-47 to 188-49 REPEALED
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§§188-47 to 188-49 REPEALED. L 1981, c 85, §§54 to 56.
HRS §188-50 License; application; fees; restrictions
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§188-50 License; application; fees; restrictions. (a) It is unlawful for any person, except children below nine years of age, to fish, take, or catch any introduced freshwater game fish without first obtaining a license. Children exempt by this section may fish, provided they are…
HRS §188-51 and 188-52 REPEALED
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§§188-51 and 188-52 REPEALED. L 1981, c 85, §§58, 59.
HRS §188-52.5 REPEALED
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§188-52.5 REPEALED. L 1985, c 94, §8.
HRS §188-53 Fishing reserves, refuges, and public fishing areas
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§188-53 Fishing reserves, refuges, and public fishing areas. (a) For the purposes of managing, preserving, protecting, conserving, and propagating introduced freshwater fishes, and other freshwater or marine life, the department of land and natural resources may establish, mainta…
HRS §188-57 Licenses for certain crustaceans
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§188-57 Licenses for certain crustaceans. (a) Any commercial marine dealer may sell, or any hotel, restaurant, or other public eating house may serve, during the closed season, Kona crabs or lobsters lawfully caught during the open season by first procuring a license to do so. (b…
HRS §188-58 REPEALED
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§188-58 REPEALED. L 1999, c 85, §§15, 17; L 2002, c 151, §1.
HRS §188-58.5 REPEALED
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§188-58.5 REPEALED. L 2021, c 44, §2.
HRS §188-59 to 188-67 REPEALED
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§§188-59 to 188-67 REPEALED. L 1981, c 85, §§68 to 76.
HRS §188-68 Permits for coral and rock with marine life attached
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§188-68 Permits for coral and rock with marine life attached. The department may issue permits, as authorized by this section, section 187A-6, chapter 183C, or under rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for collecting live stony corals or marine life visibly attached to…
HRS §188-70 Penalties
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§188-70 Penalties. (a) Any person violating any provision of or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter, except sections 188-23, 188-39.5, and 188-40.8, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and, in addition to any other penalties, shall be fined no less than: (b) A fine in addition…