HRS §183D-21
Hunting license needed before hunting game
You must get a hunting license before you hunt, chase, kill, or take any game bird or mammal. The only exception is if the board gives you written permission to destroy animals that are harming forests, farms, or are a nuisance or health risk.
The statute, as written — Hunting licenses required
No person shall hunt, pursue, kill, or take any game bird or mammal without first procuring a hunting license; provided that section 183D-32 to the contrary notwithstanding, no license shall be required of persons who may be authorized in writing by the board to destroy game birds or game mammals injurious to forest growth or agriculture, or that constitute a nuisance or a health hazard.
Sections this one refers to
§183D-32 When you can hunt game birds and how many you can keep
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