HAR §13-51-2
HAR §13-51-2. Regulated activities
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 13-51-2
(a) It is
unlawful for any person, while within the Kahului
Harbor Fisheries Management Area, to:
(1)
Use any net, except that a person may use:
(A)
A landing net with a stretched mesh of
two inches or greater to secure hooked
or otherwise detained marine life; and
(B)
A hand net while on the shore to take
shrimp and other marine life, provided
that the diameter of the net is equal
to or less than eight inches and the
handle is equal to or less than
fourteen inches in length.
(2)
Take or possess a total bag limit of more
than fifty specimens of marine life per
person per day;
(3)
Snag any marine life; and
(4)
Use more than two poles, provided that each
pole may have only one line, and each line
may have no more than two hooks, with each
hook having only one point, while at or near
the shoreline, except that double or treble
hooks are allowed when using lures.
(b)
It is unlawful for any person to take,
attempt to take, or possess any marine life from the
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area or use any fishing gear while in the area that
may otherwise be prohibited by law.
(c)
The department may issue permits to engage
in activities prohibited by this section for
scientific, propagation, or other purposes, in
accordance with section 187A-6, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, and as may be otherwise authorized by law,
provided that:
(1)
The department may impose terms and
conditions it deems necessary to conserve
and manage the marine life in the area;
(2)
The board may revoke any permit and assess a
fine or other penalty for any infraction of
the terms and conditions of the permit; and
(3)
A person whose permit was revoked shall not
be eligible to apply for another permit for
up to one year after the date of revocation.
(d)
Unless prohibited in this section, all other
legal fishing gears may be used within the area.
(e)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed
as allowing activities within any portion of Kahului
Harbor, which may be otherwise prohibited by law or
rules adopted by the department of transportation.
[Eff 3/8/84; am and comp 4/30/09; am and comp
11/27/21] (Auth: HRS §§187A-6, 188-53) (Imp: HRS
§188-44, 188-45, 188-53)