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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... -
Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) - U.S.-Affiliated Pacifc Islands
These boundaries represent the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) for U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands, including Hawaii, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana... -
Shoreline - U.S. Pacific and Affiliated Territories
Shorelines of all U.S. Pacific and affiliated territories. Compiled from individual shoreline layers. -
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... -
Contiguous Zone - U.S.-Affiliated Pacifc Islands
These boundaries represent the contiguous zone for U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands, including Hawaii, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI),... -
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... -
Territorial Sea - U.S.-Affiliated Pacifc Islands
These boundaries represent the territorial sea for U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands, including Hawaii, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI),... -
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... -
Shoreline - Hawaii
Coastlines for the main Hawaiian islands.Source: USGS Digital Line Graphs, 1983 version. History: Extracted by OSP staff from the 1983 1:24,000 USGS Digital Line Graphs. -
Three Nautical Mile Limit - Hawaii
The three nautical mile (3 nmi) limit refers to a traditional and now largely obsolete maritime boundary that defined a country's territorial waters, for the purposes of trade...