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State conservation officers have cited three Wailuku men for multiple fishing-related violations within the ʻĀhihi-Kīnaʻu Natural Area Reserve.

After nearly 30 years of grassroots community planning and engagement in East Maui and across the islands, the rural community of Kīpahulu saw its CBSFA signed into law Friday. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports on the response from those who made it happen.

A proposal to create the first community-based subsistence fishing area on Maui has been approved by the Board of Land and Natural Resources. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi explains what happens now.

Those who don’t live in Hawaiʻi must pay $20 to $70, depending on the license length, to fish recreationally in state waters. Before the law was created, recreational licenses were not required for anyone. The state has said the licenses would provide stable funding for local marine fishery resources. HPR's Mark Ladao explains.

It's been over eight years since a group of families from Hā‘ena established a community-based subsistence fishing area on Kaua‘i's north shore. The experiment in fishery management appears to be working, according to a five-year assessment by UH researchers. HPR’s Ku‘uwehi Hiraishi reports.

A regional fishery council is warning that the Biden administration’s plan to block off U.S. territorial waters in the Pacific would end American Samoa’s tuna canning industry. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

A proposal to create the first community-based subsistence fishing area on Maui is one step closer to becoming a reality. The Board of Land and Natural Resources unanimously voted to advance plans for such an area in Kīpahulu. It would give the remote community a greater say in the management of their fisheries. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.

Five divers are scheduled to go to court for illegal fishing activities in Windward Oʻahu over the weekend. Lanikai and Kailua residents sent complaints to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement.

Food security continues to be an issue around the islands, but traditional methods like fishponds are helping to build resilience. Researchers say ponds produced nearly 2 million pounds of fish a year before Western contact. With the Center for Oral History, we're sharing voices of experience when it comes to managing fishponds.

An overwhelming majority of Hawaiʻi voters support efforts to improve fishery and habitat management, according to a new poll from The Nature Conservancy about expanding efforts to protect fisheries and marine habitats.