Budget Cuts = No Fishing?

With just two days until the scheduled Saturday opening of this year's catfish season at Nu'uanu Freshwater Fish Refuge, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) has not decided whether it can afford to open the popular spot this year because of state budget cut.

--Honolulu Advertiser

Many people were looking forward to this year's session so many people applied for licenses, but "Now we might not have anyone," says Brian Kimate, owner of a fishing supply store. Fishing is also a great activity for families. The recent cut in budget for the DLNR may bring an end to freshwater fishing in Hawaii. A solution might lay in volunteers from the Hawaii Freshwater Fishing Association.

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