Hā‘ena Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area

The rule for this water, with the receipt.

Special regulations for Hā‘ena Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area, as the state words them

HI County · River · HI

Has its own special rules

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Today's rule hereParsed

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

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
marine life	Limit of three specimens of marine life may be taken with scoop net per day.	-	This water
Lobster	limit of two per day	-	This water
Urchins	limit of five per species per day	-	This water
He‘e	limit of two per day	-	This water

The official text, 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.

The reach you are on

Whole water

All fish
Gear Pole spears 8 feet or less
All fish
Poles Up to two fishing poles per person, with no more than two hooks per line.
All fish
Gear Throw nets.
All fish
Gear Pa‘ipa‘i net or surround gill net fishing methods, as long as the nets are deployed from shore or from a vessel less than 14 feet long. Two people must be within five feet of the net at all times while it is deployed.
marine life
Daily limit Limit of three specimens of marine life may be taken with scoop net per day.Gear Scoop nets, but may not be used at night (between 6:00 pm and 6:00 am)
limu
Gear hand harvest only
All fish
Vessels with prohibited gear onboard may transit through the CBSFA as long as they remain outside the Vessel Transit Boundary (see boundaries below).
live shells
live or empty shells
marine life
All fish
Gear Possession of prohibited fishing gear, except outside the Vessel Transit Boundary, prohibited
Lobster
Daily limit limit of two per dayGear hand harvest only
Urchins
Daily limit limit of five per species per day
He‘e
Daily limit limit of two per dayGear may be taken only by hand harvest or with a stick no more than two feet in length

Other reaches in this official entry

Hā‘ena Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area, ‘Opihi Management Area only

‘Opihi, pipipi, kūpe‘e, and pūpū
Daily limit limit of 20 total combined per day

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 Hā‘ena Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area'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

Statewide rules

Statewide

HI official fishing regulations

Checked against this official source on July 12, 2026.

Special rules - Hā‘ena Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area

This water

HI official fishing regulations

Checked against this official source on July 12, 2026.

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