Hawaii lawmakers have advanced House Bill 2101 and Senate BIll 2078. If passed, the new legislation would ban the capture of fish in Hawaii reefs for aquariums and increase fines for illegal poaching.

Longline fishing boats bobbed in the water at Pier 38 on Tuesday afternoon as Vietnamese pop music echoed from one of the vessels. Nearby, James Shane sat aboard the Vicious Cycle, monitoring his ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has opposed efforts to renew commercial fishing in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands. On Friday, OHA, along with the Native Hawaiian Cultural ...

Shane Takasane faces federal charges for allegedly smuggling aquarium fish such as the Hawaii yellow tang, seen above in a snorkeling lagoon at Aulani Resort’s Rainbow Reef. “The illegal trade of ...

State legislators have advanced measures that would ban catching fish in Hawaii waters for aquariums and increase fines for illegal poaching. House Bill 2101 would ban the capture and sale of aquatic ...