Fishing News
Hearings set to discuss size limits on caught fish - The state plans to fix rules so that fish will grow to maturity before being caught
By Star-Bulletin staff
The Department of Land and Natural Resources will hold public hearings statewide in June and July about changing the legal minimum sizes of fishes that the public may take.
The department plans to amend state rules so that fish grow to maturity and be able to reproduce before being caught.
The hearings schedule is:
- Molokai -- Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Kaunakakai Elementary School Cafeteria, Kaunakakai.
- Lanai -- Tuesday, June 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Lanai Public Library, Lanai City.
- West Hawaii -- Tuesday, June 25, at 7 p.m. in the Kealakehe High School Cafeteria in Kailua-Kona.
- East Hawaii -- Thursday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the Hilo High School Cafeteria.
- Kauai -- Tuesday, July 2, at 5:30 p.m. in the Wilcox Elementary School Auditorium, Ehime.
- Maui -- Tuesday, July 9, at 6 p.m. in the Lihikai School Cafeteria in Wailuku, Maui.
- Oahu -- Thursday, July 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lincoln School Cafeteria.
- Leeward Oahu -- Tuesday, July 16, at 6:30 p.m. at the Waianae Public Library.
Additional information or a copy of the proposed rule changes can be mailed at no charge upon request or can be seen on the DLNR Web site at www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dar.
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