Hawaii Revised Statutes
187A. Aquatic Resources
187A-21 Public fishing grounds.

§187A-21 Public fishing grounds. Except as otherwise provided by law, all fishing grounds appertaining to any government land or otherwise belonging to the government, except ponds, shall be and are forever granted to the people, for the free and equal use by all persons; provided that for the protection of these fishing grounds, the department may manage and regulate the taking of aquatic life. [L 1985, c 94, pt of §1]
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Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes

Hawaii Revised Statutes

Title 12. Conservation and Resources

187A. Aquatic Resources

187A-1 Definitions.

187A-1.5 State marine waters. As used in this chapter, state marine waters shall be defined as extending from the upper reaches of the wash of the waves on shore seaward to the limit of the State's police power and management authority, including the...

187A-1.6 Applicability of statutes and rules.

187A-2 Powers and duties of department.

187A-3 REPEALED.

187A-3.5 Aquaculturist license and license to sell prohibited aquatic life.

187A-4 Administrator.

187A-5 Rules.

187A-5.5 Consistency of state and federal fisheries regulations.

187A-6 Special activity permits.

187A-6.5 Release and confiscation of harmful aquatic life.

187A-7 Expenditures.

187A-8 Cooperation with other governmental authorities.

187A-9 Federal aid in sport fish restoration.

187A-9.5 Sport fish special fund. (a) There is established in the department a sport fish special fund. (b) The following proceeds shall be retained by or transmitted to the department for deposit into the sport fish special fund: (1) Moneys collecte...

187A-10 Agents to sell licenses.

187A-11 REPEALED.

187A-12 University of Hawaii may use land, etc.

187A-12.4 Misrepresentation or false statement in receipts and reports.

187A-12.5 General administrative penalties.

187A-13 General penalty; community service.

187A-14 Informer's fee.

187A-15 Rights of inspection of catch.

187A-21 Public fishing grounds.

187A-22 Use of adjoining lands.

187A-23 Konohiki rights.

187A-31 Definitions.

187A-32 Alien aquatic organisms; lead agency; rules.

187A-41 Aquatic mitigation banking.

187A-42 Rules.

187A-51 Ocean stewardship special fund.

187A-52 Ocean stewardship user fee.