A bill has been introduced in the state Legislature that would establish a criminal penalty and increase monetary fines for aquarium fishing violations. In 2020, the Environmental Court in Honolulu ...

Commercial collection of aquarium fish has been banned in Hawaii since 2017, however, the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources is taking steps to reopen waters. Hundreds of yellow tang, ...

A sign located at Makahiki Point in Miloli’i, South Kona, marks one end of a four mile zone which forbids aquarium fish collecting along the coast on the Big Island. “We must hold DAR accountable to ...

HONOLULU — The Hawaii Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 4-1 that the pet industry’s environmental review of commercial aquarium fish collection in West Hawaii is legally adequate, permitting the state ...

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Aquatic Resources is holding a pair of public meetings as part of what it is calling a “holomua project” on a proposed set of rules that ...

Hawaii News » Oahu man faces federal charges for allegedly smuggling fish Saturday, January 25, 2025 12:05 am STAR-ADVERTISER / 2023 Shane Takasane faces federal charges for allegedly smuggling ...

A fisherman expounds on the state of affairs as the sun sets over Hawaii’s Oahu island in this May 2022 photo. (Chris Marshall/Courthouse News) HONOLULU (CN) — A Hawaii bill to ban commercial aquarium ...