Haw. Code R. § 13-60.11-1 - Purpose

The purposes for this chapter regarding the Kipahulu Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area are to:

(1) Sustainably support the subsistence needs of the Kipahulu Moku community on the island of Maui through culturally-rooted, community based management;

(2) Ensure the sustainability of nearshore ocean resources in the area through effective management practices, including the establishment of limits on the harvest of marine life;

(3) Recognize and protect customary and traditional native Hawaiian fishing practices that are exercised for subsistence, cultural, and religious purposes in the area;

(4) Facilitate the substantive involvement of the community in resource management decisions for the area through dialogue with community residents and resource users;

(5) Establish the 'Opihi Rest Area to ensure stock health and to allow replenishment of this important food resource; and

(6) Establish the Kukui Bay Sanctuary for the preservation and protection of critical nursery habitat for numerous marine species, including species traditionally relied upon for subsistence.

Notes

Haw. Code R. § 13-60.11-1

[Eff 3/25/2024] (Auth: HRS §§ 188-22.6, 188-53, 190-3) (Imp: HRS §§ 188-22.6, 188-53, 190-3, Haw. Const. art. XI, § 6)