Kalanihale

Jun 2026 ʻAʻole AQ: ʻŌiwi communities fight to end commercial aquarium collection - Ka Wai Ola
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
Apr 2026 Oʻahu aquarium fishing ban advances - Star Advertiser
Apr 2026 Column: Aquarium collection a blight on Hawaiʻi - Star Advertiser
First Circuit Court finds HRS §190-3 authorizes BLNR rulemaking to prohibit commercial AQ 
Mar 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
Mar 2026  Hawaiʻi Should End Aquarium Collection ... – Civil Beat
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)












Oct 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 
 
Aug 2025 - DAR Submittal for West Hawaiʻi AQ Permits


 
Oct 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
 
Aug 2024   Petitioners files a request for Contested Case 
​                         DAR submittal of Terms & Conditions for Aquarium Use Permit, Aquarium Use Permit Application, Delegate authority to Department Chair to issue permits

Jun 2024  DAR to request to issue West Hawaiʻi Aquarium Use Permits

Jun 2024  Exploiting Hawaiian Reef Fish – Ka Wai Ola


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Dec 2023   Petitioners requested the BLNR to issue a ban on Commercial AQ statewide.  BLNR unanimously approves.  AG advises BLNR they are unable to ban.














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