Ala Wai Canal only
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations for Ala Wai Canal only, as the state words them
HI County · River · HI
The rules for this water, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from HI's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- "tabai" or mosquito fish, ‘o‘opu akupa, tilapia or a combination thereofDaily limit up to 50 per dayGear single small mesh net, provided the net including the handle and any attachment is not more than three feet in any dimensionfor non-commercial purposes
Statewide base layerParsed
These defaults apply where the rules above do not modify them.
- Season
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Gear
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Bait
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Poles
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
Where the verbatim rules above name a species, season, or limit, they replace the rows below. Each row is tagged with the layer it comes from.
| Species | Daily limit | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
fish | See size | min. not less than one and one-half inches | Statewide |
akule Varies by water: limit more than 3 days without notifying the department (commercial marine licensee) | See size | min. lay net less than 2¾" stretched mesh (unlawful); surround net less than 2½" stretched mesh (unlawful); bag net less than 1½" stretched mesh (unlawful) | Statewide |
shrimp and ‘opae | See size | min. no minimum mesh size | Statewide |
fish or aquatic life specimens | combined total of 5 fish or aquatic life specimens | - | Statewide |
freshwater game fish | one bag per day | - | Statewide |
bottomfish | combined total of five bottomfish | - | Statewide |
Onaga and ‘ōpakapaka | See size | min. one pound | Statewide |
Largemouth bass | 10 (total lg & smmouth) - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA | min. 9 inches - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA | Statewide |
Smallmouth bass | 10 (total lg & smmouth) - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA | min. 9 inches - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA | Statewide |
Channel catfish | 3 | min. None | Statewide |
Rainbow trout | 10 - May differ for Kōke‘e, Kaua‘i, as announced | min. None - May differ for Kōke‘e, Kaua‘i, as announced | Statewide |
Tucunare | 3 - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA | min. 12 inches - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA | Statewide |
Oscar | 3 - Special provisions for Wahiawā PFA | min. 10 inches - Special provisions for Wahiawā PFA | Statewide |
Bluegill sunfish | None - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA | min. None - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA | Statewide |
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide river rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this stretch begins and ends
This water is not yet drawn on the map. Its rules are captured and receipted; the geometry ledger records exactly why it is not drawn (an ambiguous name match or a gap in the source data), and it will never ship as a guess. Each rule above describes in the state's own words where it applies, and those written descriptions are the authoritative boundaries.
What are you fishing for here?Advice
Pick from the species named in Ala Wai Canal only's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.
Receipts
Local services near Ala Wai Canal only
Tackle shops, guides, and boat launches that serve this water will appear here - a separate lane below the rules, so a local business can reach you without ever getting between you and the regulation.
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