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Fishing regulations at Waimea Bay, HI
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Fishing regulations in Hawaii can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Bluefin trevally as of May 12th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Pupukea MLCD: Waimea Bay Prohibited: To fish for, take or injure any marine life (including eggs), or possess in the water any device that may be used for the taking of marine life, except as indicated in permitted activities above. To take or alter any sand, coral or other geological feature or specimen, or possess in the water any device that may be used for the taking or altering of a geological feature or specimen. To snag any akule while fishing from the shoreline of Waimea Bay according to "permitted" activities above. Permitted: To take and possess up to two pounds (combined total, squeezed dry) of limu kohu and limu lipe'epe'e by hand harvest only, provided the limu's holdfast is left in place. To possess a knife for personal safety only. Within Waimea Bay only: To take and possess any finfish with hook-and-line from the shoreline, with not more than two poles per person and one line per pole, with no more than two hooks per line. To take with legal nets and possess 'ōpelu during August and September, and akule during November and December.
Caranx melampygus, bluefin trevally, omilu, papio, pāpio, ulua, ‘ōmilu
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FAQ about Waimea Bay fishing
- Wedge-tail triggerfish - 4 members reported to have caught this fish
- Bluefin trevally - 5 members reported to have caught this fish
- Blackspot sergeant - 2 members reported to have caught this fish
- @scottbuffham reported a nice Hawaiian sergeant major.
- @breymen reported a nice Wedge-tail triggerfish.
- @breymen reported a nice Stocky hawkfish.
- @breymen reported a nice Stocky hawkfish.
- @breymen reported a nice Wedge-tail triggerfish.
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