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Kalanihale
Commercial Aquarium Collection
in West Hawaiʻi
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Current
ACTIVITIES
Hawaiʻi News Now - Civil Beat 18 March 2026
☞ Public Hearing Notice
March 31, 2026 April 1, 2026 until April 12, 2026
Virtual Testimony 🔗 In-Person Testimony ics Written Testimony
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 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)
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
2024 West Hawaiʻi AQ Permit
2024 – October 11
Received a Letter from DLNR
DLNR pulled DARʻs submittal
Petitioners no longer have a contestable case
DAR will move their efforts to rule making for HRS § 188-31
2024 – August 23
Petitioners files a request for Contested Case
2024 – August 23rd, 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
2024 – August 9th, DAR submittal to the BLNR to request approval to issue West Hawaiʻi Aquarium Use Permits –– Rescheduled for August 23rd
2024 – June 28th, DAR submittal to the BLNR to request approval to issue West Hawaiʻi Aquarium Use Permits –– To be rescheduled
2024 – June, Ka Wai Ola June Newsletter June 2024 Edition
2023 Petition for Rule Making
2023 – December
Petitioners requested the BLNR to ban Commercial AQ statewide.
BLNR unanimously approved (AQ advised DLNR is not able to legally ban, but may manage).
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