[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR7.25]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 7_SPECIAL REGULATIONS, AREAS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 7.25  Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

    (a) Fishing--(1) Commercial fishing. Commercial fishing from 
parklands (above the high waterline) other than as provided for below is 
prohibited.
    (2) Nets. The use of nets in fishing from parklands (above the high 
waterline) except for throw nets, is prohibited.
    (3) Kalapana extension area; special fishing privileges. (i) 
Pursuant to the act of June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 781; 16 U.S.C. 391b and 
396a) Native Hawaiian residents of the villages adjacent to the Kalapana 
extension area added to the park by the above act and visitors under 
their guidance are granted the

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exclusive privileges of fishing or gathering seafood from parklands 
(above the high waterline) along the coastline of such extension area. 
These persons may engage in commercial fishing under proper State 
permit.
    (ii) For the purposes of this section, the term ``native Hawaiian'' 
means any descendent of not less than one-half part of the blood of the 
races inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands previous to 1778 (Act of June 20, 
1938; 52 Stat. 784; 16 U.S.C. 396a).
    (b) Backcountry registration. No person shall explore or climb about 
the lava tubes or pit craters in the park without first registering with 
the superintendent and indicating the approximate length of time 
involved in the exploration and the number of people in the party. This 
section does not apply to the maintained trail through Thruston Lava 
Tube, nor the maintained trail down and across Kilauea Iki pit crater.

[34 FR 9338, June 13, 1969, as amended at 48 FR 30295, June 30, 1983]