State legislators have advanced measures that would ban catching fish in Hawaii waters for aquariums and increase fines for illegal poaching.
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, ...
Hawaii's connection to the ocean runs deep, and nowhere is that more evident than in the fish fry traditions that bring communities together across the islands. From ancient fishing methods passed ...
Hawaii lawmakers have advanced House Bill 2101 and Senate BIll 2078. If passed, the new legislation would ban the capture of fish in Hawaii reefs for aquariums and increase fines for illegal poaching.