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Kalanihale
Commercial
Aquarium FISHING
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June 2026 ʻAʻole AQ: ʻŌiwi communities fight to end commercial aquarium collection - kaiwaiola.news
June 2026 Group seeks to restart aquarium fishing on Oʻahu - Star Advertiser
May 2026 EIS Pre-Notification - Collection for Marine Life for Commercial Aquarium Purposes
April 2026 Oʻahu aquarium fishing ban advances - Star Advertiser
March 2026 Hawaiʻi News Now - Civil Beat
A Do-Or-Die Moment For One Of Hawaiʻiʻs Most Contested Trades
Mar 2026 HB2101 HD1 Passed joint committee WLA/HWN amended
Mar 2026 Maui County Council Adopted Resolution 26-53
2026 Legislation SB2996 Deferred HB2101 HD1 Passed SB2078 SD1 Passed
Finance Committee Report
2026 Legislation SB2535 / HB2101 Relating to Commercial Aquarium Collection
HB1988 / SB2996 Relating to Environmental Protection
SB2078 Relating to the Department of Land and Natural Resources
New analysis finds Hawaiʻi reef fish did not recover after aquarium collecting ended
Jan 2026 SBRRB Conditions DLNRʻs move to Public Hearing w/ Reservations
Jan 2026 Council resolution urges ban on aquarium fishing 📰 Adopted
Jan 2026 Hawaiʻi County Council GOEAC Subcommittee Reso 422-25
Nov 2025 OHAʻs Draft Bill to Ban Commercial Aquarium Collection
Nov 2025 DLNR requests approval from SBRRB Deferred
Nov 2025 Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs Adopts a Reso
Oct 2025 DLNR to request rulemaking for Take of Aquatic Life for Aquarium Purpose
Meeting Minutes - Approval & Direction to Proceed(pg 5, F-2)
October 2025 Star Advertiser - State proposes rules to reopen waters for aquarium fishing
DAR Briefing on proposal of HRS §188-31 Take of Aquatic Life for Aquarium Purpose
BLNR August 23 2024 - DAR Submittal for West Hawaiʻi AQ Permits
October 11, 2024 DLNR pulled DARʻs Submittal
There is no longer a contestable case, originally filed
DLNR will initiate draft rules for HRS § 188-31 Aquarium Permit Use
References
Exploiting Hawaiian Reef Fish
Ka Wai Ola Article, June 2024
Informational Briefing - West Hawaiʻi AQ Permits
BLNR Hierarchy of Use Policy
Paoakalani Declaraton
Hawaiʻi Constitution - Artice XII § VII
Hawaiʻiʻs Admission Act
Ka Paʻakai Analysis
Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
HRS § 188-31 Aquarium Permit Use
Proposed White List & Allowable Catch
West Hawaiʻi Regional Fishery Management Area
Draft EIS West Hawaii Pro Aquarium Fishing (2019)
Revised EIS for West Hawaiʻi (2021)
DAR Submital of Revised EIS for West Hawaiʻi to BLNR (2021)
Aquaculture Facility License Specific Terms & Conditions
CMDR Marine Dealer Registration Form
2025
October 2024 DLNR pulled DARʻs submittal; Petitioners no longer have a contestable case;
DAR will move ahead to rule making for HRS §188-31
August 2024 Petitioners files a request for Contested Case
DAR submittal to the BLNR to request approval to:
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Terms & Conditions for Aquarium Use Permit
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Aquarium Use Permit Application
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Delegate authority to Department Chair to issue permits
August 2024 DAR submittal to the BLNR to request approval to issue West Hawaiʻi Aquarium Use Permits –– Rescheduled for August 23rd
June 2024 DAR submittal to the BLNR to request approval to issue West Hawaiʻi Aquarium Use Permits –– To be rescheduled
June 2024 Ka Wai Ola June Newsletter June 2024 Edition
December Petitioners requested the BLNR to ban Commercial AQ statewide.
BLNR unanimously approved (AG advised DLNR is not able to legally ban, but may manage).
2023
Marine
Advocates
Uʻilani Naipo
Charles Young
Mike Nakachi
For the Fishes
Koʻolaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club
Cultural
2024
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