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Marine Life Conservation Districts - Hawaii
First introduced to Hawaii in 1967 with Hanauama Bay on Oahu, Marine Life Conservation Districts (MLCD) are designed to conserve and replenish marine resources. MLCDs allow only... -
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM) - Northwestern Hawaiian...
Boundary of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM), located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). Created in 2006, Papahanaumokuakea is the largest... -
Ahihi-Kinau Marine Natural Area Reserve - Maui, Hawaii
Boundary of the marine portion of the Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve. The statewide Natural Area Reserves System (NARS) was established to preserve areas that support... -
Fisheries Management Areas - Hawaii
Boundaries of fisheries management areas (FMA) for the State of Hawaii. The mission of the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) is to manage, conserve and restore the... -
Fish Replenishment Areas - Big Island, Hawaii
Boundaries of fish replenishment areas (FRA) along the leeward (west) coast of Big Island in Hawaii. In order to replenish populations of heavily collected aquatic species, a... -
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM) Outline - Northwestern...
Boundary of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM), located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). Created in 2006, Papahanaumokuakea is the largest... -
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM), 2006-2016 - Northwestern...
Boundary of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM), located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). Created in 2006, Papahanaumokuakea is the largest... -
Hawaii Coral Reef Strategy (HCRS) Conservation Action Plan (CAP): South...
The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) is the primary agency responsible for coordinating Hawaii's reef... -
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge - Hawaii
One of the few regions within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) with a marine component, Midway Atoll is one of the most remote... -
Habitat Blueprint: West Hawaii Focus Area
The Habitat Blueprint provides a forward-looking framework for NOAA to think and act strategically across programs and with partner organizations to improve coastal and marine... -
Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary - Hawaii
Boundaries of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (HIHWNMS). Created by Congress in 1992 to protect humpback whales and their habitat in Hawaii. The... -
Government Land Ownership - Hawaii
Government land ownership in the State of Hawaii: Federal, State, State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), and County. Source: City and County (C&C) of Honolulu (July... -
Hawaii Marine Laboratory Refuge - Coconut Island, Hawaii
This marine refuge consists of the coral reefs and bay waters surrounding Coconut Island (Moku o Loe) located in Kaneohe Bay on the east coast of Oahu in Hawaii. Except for... -
Hawaiian Islands Sentinel Site Cooperative: West Hawaii Focus Area
The Hawaiian Islands Sentinel Site Cooperative (SSC) is one of five areas across the country that make up NOAA's Sentinel Site Program. This program brings together a network of... -
Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas - Hawaii
Boundaries of bottomfish restricted fishing areas (BRFA) for the State of Hawaii. It is unlawful for any person to take or possess bottomfish while in a vessel that is drifting... -
Kahoolawe Island Reserve - Hawaii
Boundary of the marine portions of the Kahoolawe Island Reserve for the island of Kahoolawe in Hawaii. Beginning in World War II, Kahoolawe was used as a training ground and... -
Kaupulehu Proposed Marine Reserve Area - West Hawaii Island, Hawaii
Proposed marine reserve area at Kaupulehu in the northern part of the Kona district on the west coast of Hawaii Island. The community proposal includes no-take for 10 years to... -
Paiko Lagoon Marine Wildlife Sanctuary - Oahu, Hawaii
Boundary of the Paiko Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary. Located in the Kuliouou section of Honolulu, Oahu this sanctuary was established in 1981 by the State of Hawaii to protect the...
