§188-36  Hawaii marine laboratory refuge. It is unlawful for any person within the Hawaii marine laboratory refuge totake any aquatic life.  Nothing in this section shall apply to any officer,faculty member, employee, or student of the University of Hawaii or licensee ofthe board of regents of the University of Hawaii, while employed in catching ortaking aquatic life for scientific purposes.

The Hawaii marine laboratory refuge consists ofthe reefs and bay waters surrounding the island of Moku-o-loe located inKaneohe Bay, island of Oahu, from the high water mark on the island extendingoutward to "twenty-five feet beyond the outer edges of the reefs."

All laws enacted for the protection of aquaticlife or wildlife shall likewise apply to the Hawaii marine laboratory refuge,except that no person or persons, other than those designated by this section,shall be authorized to catch or take aquatic life in the refuge.

The Hawaii marine laboratory refuge shallcontinue only as long as the regents of the University of Hawaii maintain theHawaii marine laboratory on the island of Moku-o-loe, island of Oahu. [L 1953,c 85, §§1, 2; RL 1955, §21-69; HRS §188-36; am L 1981, c 85, §45]

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  Protecting Hawai‘i'sFisheries:  Creating an Effective Regulatory Scheme to Sustain Hawai‘i's FishStocks.  29 UH L. Rev. 243.