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Kahului Harbor

The rule for this water, with the receipt.

Special regulations for Kahului Harbor, as the state words them

HI County · River · HI

Has its own special rules
How to read this page:Official text quoted regulationParsed fields from the ruleDerived calculated from rulesContext conditions, not a ruleAdvice our suggestion

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
SpeciesDaily limitSize
fish
See sizemin. not less than one and one-half inchesStatewide
akule
Varies by water: limit more than 3 days without notifying the department (commercial marine licensee)
See sizemin. 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 sizemin. no minimum mesh sizeStatewide
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 sizemin. one poundStatewide
Largemouth bass
10 (total lg & smmouth) - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFAmin. 9 inches - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFAStatewide
Smallmouth bass
10 (total lg & smmouth) - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFAmin. 9 inches - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFAStatewide
Channel catfish
3min. NoneStatewide
Rainbow trout
10 - May differ for Kōke‘e, Kaua‘i, as announcedmin. None - May differ for Kōke‘e, Kaua‘i, as announcedStatewide
Tucunare
3 - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFAmin. 12 inches - Catch and release only in Wahiawā PFA - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFAStatewide
Oscar
3 - Special provisions for Wahiawā PFAmin. 10 inches - Special provisions for Wahiawā PFAStatewide
Bluegill sunfish
None - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFAmin. None - Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFAStatewide
marine life
Prohibited to take or possess a total of more than 50 marine life per person per day
more than 50 marine life-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.

Whole water
  • marine life
    Gear landing net with stretched mesh of 2 inches or greater
    Permitted to use a landing net to secure hooked or otherwise detained marine life
  • shrimp or other marine life
    Gear hand net, diameter not more than 8 inches, handle not more than 14 inches long
    Permitted to use a hand net while on shore
  • All fish
    Gear any net, except as indicated in permitted activities above
    Prohibited to use any net, except as indicated in permitted activities above
  • marine life
    Daily limit more than 50 marine life
    Prohibited to take or possess a total of more than 50 marine life per person per day
  • marine life
    Prohibited to snag any marine life
  • All fish
    Gear double or treble hooks allowed with luresPoles more than two poles with one line and up to two hooks per pole, each hook having only one point
    Prohibited to use more than two poles with one line and up to two hooks per pole, each hook having only one point, except double or treble hooks allowed with lures
  • marine life
    Gear any fishing gear that may otherwise be prohibited
    Prohibited to take, attempt to take, or possess any marine life from the area or use any fishing gear in the area that may otherwise be prohibited

How this answer was assembled

  1. StatewideStatewide river rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
  2. This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
  3. 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 Kahului Harbor'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 - Kahului Harbor
This water
HI official fishing regulations
Checked against this official source on July 12, 2026.

Local services near Kahului Harbor

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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