Hawaii Fishing Community Meeting – Kona

Kona, HI
Date: March 13, 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (HST)
Location: King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel, 75-5660 Palani Rd., Kailua-Kona

Key Topics of Discussion

• Voice of community in future fishery management decisions
• Impacts of ecosystem and resource changes on fishing communities
• Small-boat fishing issues such as distrust in data use, aging fleet, infrastructure and need to integrate fishermen into decision-making
• Duplication and/or void in federal and state fishing regulations, adverse policies, access limitations and support of fishery development

For more information, please contact Mark Mitsuyasu (mark.mitsuyasu@wpcouncil.org) or Zach Yamada (zach.yamada@wpcouncil.org).

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