Exemption from environmental impact statement law
HRS §183B-2
in effect183B-2. Exemption from environmental impact statement law
The proposed reconstruction, restoration, repair, or use of any Hawaiian fishpond shall be exempt from the requirements of chapter 343; provided that it will comply with the following conditions:
(1) The fishpond is not adjacent to a sandy beach;
(2) The fishpond stocks only native aquatic
organisms;
(3) The fishpond does not operate as an intensive
culture system in which cultured organisms require frequent or periodic
artificial feeding, artificial aeration of water, or artificial pumping of
water through the fishponds for their growth and survival;
(4) Bulk chemicals are not added to the water for the
control of pathogens or parasites;
(5) Coastal access is allowed to any person mauka of
the fishpond and makai of walls;
(6) The fishpond and its operations do not harm any
threatened or endangered species; and
(7) The fishpond is not used for water recreational
purposes except those recreational activities customarily and traditionally
practiced in Hawaiian fishponds prior to 1778.
[L 1995, c 177, pt of §2]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0183B/HRS_0183B-0002.htmFetched: 11/10/2026