Hawaii Fishing & Hunting Licenses

Official fees, exemptions, stamps, tags, and hunter education rules for Hawaii. License period: 2026-2027, 30 days, 7 days, annual, annual (licence year not stated), not stated. Last checked 2026-11-12.

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17 official items recorded across fishing, hunting, stamps/tags, and exemptions.

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Fishing Licenses (6)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Freshwater Game Fishing Licence	Resident	$5.00	resident and military aged 16 and over Online or in person; additional online processing fees may apply	Official page
Freshwater Game Fishing Licence (minors)	Resident	$3.00	minors aged 9 to 15 Online or in person; additional online processing fees may apply	Official page
Freshwater Game Fishing Licence	Non-resident	$25.00	non-resident Online or in person; additional online processing fees may apply	Official page
7-Day Tourist Freshwater Fishing Licence	Non-resident	$10.00	tourist Seven days	Official page
30-Day Tourist Freshwater Fishing Licence	Non-resident	$20.00	tourist Thirty days	Official page
Lifetime licence	Resident & Non-resident	Not shown	not stated No lifetime freshwater licence found on DAR page read	Official page

Hunting Licenses (3)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Hunting Licence	Resident	$10.00	resident Fee from DLNR game mammal hunting search snippet (official page); full page fee text not read on this tab	Official page
Hunting Licence	Non-resident	$95.00	non-resident Fee from DLNR game mammal hunting search snippet and DLNR non-resident guide snippet; full page fee text not read on this tab	Official page
Lifetime licence	Resident & Non-resident	Not shown	not stated No lifetime hunting licence found on DLNR pages read	Official page

Combination Packages (1)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Combined hunting and fishing licence	Resident & Non-resident	Not offered	not applicable No combined licence found on DLNR pages read; hunting and freshwater fishing licences are separate	Official page

Free, Reduced, Senior & Veteran Exemptions (1)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Seniors aged 65 and over freshwater game fishing licence	Resident & Non-resident	Free ($0.00)	seniors aged 65 and over Freshwater game fishing licence page says seniors 65 and over free	Official page

Hunter Education Requirements (1)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Hunter Education Program Course (in person)	Resident & Non-resident	Free ($0.00)	ages 10 and up No fee to register per Go Hunt Hawaii class listing (Pearl City course 4 to 5 December 2026); certificate mailed	Official page

Official Season Dates

We link directly to Hawaii's official season-dates pages so you always get the current year's dates:

Game mammal hunting (DLNR page; season dates not collected) ↗ — Season dates not collected (link only)
2026-2027 game bird hunting season announcement (PDF) ↗ — Season opens 7 November 2026 and runs to 31 January 2027; season dates not collected beyond this link summary