§187A-21 Public fishing grounds. Except as otherwise provided by law, all fishing grounds appertaining to any government land or otherwise belonging to the government, except ponds, shall be and are forever granted to the people, for the free and equal use by all persons; provided that for the protection of these fishing grounds, the department may manage and regulate the taking of aquatic life. [L 1985, c 94, pt of §1] Law Journals and Reviews Protecting Hawai`i's Fisheries: Creating an Effective Regulatory Scheme to Sustain Hawai`i's Fish Stocks. 29 UH L. Rev. 243 (2006).
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