HONOLULU — The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) announces the closing of the Waikīkī-Diamond Head Shoreline Fisheries Management Area, O‘ahu, to fishing for one year beginning Jan. 1, ...
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New rules regulating the take and possession of uhu (parrotfish) and goatfish on Maui took effect on November 1, 2014.   View rule (PDF). View rule with pictures (PDF). News Release

Public testimony at the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources meeting on Oct. 24, 2014 regarding the designation of Ha‘ena, Kauai as the first-ever Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA), ...
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The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will hold a public hearing to adopt a new chapter under the Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) relating to the establishment of the ...
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The Rapid Response Contingency Plan (RRCP) provides the Department of Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) and its partners with a plan to respond to unusual events including ...
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DLNR announces changes to coral and live rock rules. See the full press release at: dev-dlnr.hawaii.gov/blog/2014/04/29/nr14-051

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) announces an open fishing season for rainbow trout in the Koke‘e Public Fishing Area (PFA) on Kaua‘i, beginning Saturday, June 14, 2014. ...
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Another milestone was reached today, as teams from the Anuenue Fisheries Research Center (AFRC), a facility of the state’s Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), planted the 200,000th juvenile sea urchin ...
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Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), recently launched a new look and mobile-friendly design for their online Freshwater Game Fishing License application. This ...
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With the new year, the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) launched a newly recast and mobile-friendly freshwater fishing license website. “The upgraded solution ...
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