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Hawaii Named Waters
Part of the West region.
Browse all 250 named waters across 4 counties in Hawaii. Gear up at the MonsterRodHolders shop before you plan a trip.
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Hawaii County (62)
- Boiling Pots (lake)
- Green Lake (lake)
- Hōʻakimau Pond (lake)
- Holokaalele Pond (lake)
- Hoonoua (lake)
- Hopeaia Fishpond (reservoir)
- ʻAiʻōpio Fishpond (reservoir)
- ʻŌpaeʻula Pond (lake)
- Kahapapa Fishpond (reservoir)
- Kaloko Fishpond (reservoir)
- Kanonone Waterhole (lake)
- Kaopapawai Waterhole (lake)
- Keaīwa Reservoir (reservoir)
- Keanalele Waterhole (lake)
- Keanapou Fishpond (historical) (reservoir)
- Kehena Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kionakapahu Pond (lake)
- Komakawai Waterholes (lake)
- Kuʻualiʻi Fishpond (reservoir)
- Lālākea Fishpond (reservoir)
- Lālākea Reservoir (reservoir)
- Lokowaka Pond (lake)
- Luahinewai (lake)
- Luaʻopalahemo (lake)
- Luawai (lake)
- Lumiawai Waterhole (lake)
- Manoku Fishpond (reservoir)
- Maunaanu Waterhole (lake)
- Mohouli Pond (lake)
- One Hundred Acre Waterhole (lake)
- Paeoopu Pool (lake)
- Pāʻiakuli Reservoir (reservoir)
- Pakoa Waterhole (lake)
- Polewai Waterhole (lake)
- Puainako Reservoir (reservoir)
- Puakea Reservoir (reservoir)
- Puʻukapu Reservoir (reservoir)
- Pukoo Lagoon (lake)
- Puuokumau Reservoir (historical) (reservoir)
- Queens Bath (historical) (lake)
- Red Tank (not official) (reservoir)
- Reservoir Number One (reservoir)
- Solomons Waterhole (lake)
- Waiaelepi (lake)
- Waiākea Pond (lake)
- Waiākea Reservoir (reservoir)
- Waiakuhi (lake)
- Waialua (lake)
- Waiau (lake)
- Waihonu Pond (lake)
- Waiʻaka Pond (historical) (lake)
- Waiʻākōlea Pond (historical) (lake)
- Waikoloa Ponds (lake)
- Waikoloa Reservoir Number 1 (reservoir)
- Waikoloa Reservoir Number 2 (reservoir)
- Waikupanaha Pond (historical) (lake)
- Waimea Reservoir (reservoir)
- Wainānāli‘i Pond (lake)
- Waineku Reservoir (historical) (reservoir)
- Waiopae (lake)
- Waipouli (lake)
- Waipuhi Fishpond (reservoir)
Honolulu County (46)
- Alapena Pool (lake)
- Beauty Hole (historical) (lake)
- East Pump Reservoir (reservoir)
- Halekou Pond (lake)
- Heʻeia Pond (lake)
- Huilua Pond (lake)
- ʻĀpua Fishpond (reservoir)
- ʻOkiʻokiolepe Pond (lake)
- ʻŌpaeʻula Reservoir (reservoir)
- ʻOpaeʻula Two Reservoir (reservoir)
- ʻUkoʻa Pond (lake)
- Kahaluʻu Pond (lake)
- Kahanamoku Lagoon (reservoir)
- Kaheaka Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kaʻelepulu Pond (lake)
- Kalihi Reservoir (historical) (reservoir)
- Kalokohanahou Fishpond (historical) (reservoir)
- Kaluakauwa Pond (historical) (lake)
- Kaluapuhi Pond (lake)
- Kanohuluiwi Fish Pond (reservoir)
- Kapena Pool (lake)
- Kawaihāpai Reservoir (reservoir)
- Keʻehi Lagoon (lake)
- Koʻolau Reservoir (reservoir)
- Ku Tree Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kuapā Pond (lake)
- Lily Pond (reservoir)
- Loko Paaiau (reservoir)
- Lokoea (lake)
- Lualualei Reservoir (reservoir)
- Mōliʻi Pond (lake)
- Niuliʻi Reservoir (reservoir)
- Nuʻuanu Reservoir Number Four (reservoir)
- Nuʻuanu Reservoir Number Three (reservoir)
- Nuʻuanu Reservoir Number Two (reservoir)
- Nuʻupia Pond (lake)
- Oohope Pond (historical) (lake)
- Pamoku Pond (historical) (reservoir)
- Punaluʻu Fishpond (historical) (reservoir)
- Salt Lake (lake)
- Upper Helemano Reservoir (reservoir)
- Wahiawā Reservoir (reservoir)
- Waiʻāpuka (lake)
- Waikalua-Loko Fish Pond (reservoir)
- Waikapoki Fish Pond (historical) (reservoir)
- Waokele Pond (reservoir)
Kauai County (75)
- Aepo Reservoir (reservoir)
- Aepoalua Reservoir (reservoir)
- Aepoeha Reservoir (reservoir)
- Aepoekolu Reservoir (reservoir)
- Aii Reservoir (reservoir)
- Alexander Reservoir (reservoir)
- De Mello Reservoir (reservoir)
- Ekahi Reservoir (historical) (reservoir)
- Halaʻula Reservoir (reservoir)
- Halaliʻi Lake (lake)
- Halenānahu Reservoir (reservoir)
- Halulu Lake (lake)
- Hanini Reservoir (reservoir)
- Hualala Reservoir (historical) (reservoir)
- Huinawai Reservoir (reservoir)
- Hukiwai Reservoir (reservoir)
- ʻAʻaka Reservoir (reservoir)
- ʻElima Reservoir (reservoir)
- ʻElua Reservoir (reservoir)
- ʻŌmaʻo Reservoir (reservoir)
- Ioleau Reservoir (reservoir)
- Ipuolono Reservoir (reservoir)
- Ka Loko Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kaawanui Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kalaeloa Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kalihi Wai Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kaneha Reservoirs (reservoir)
- Kanehu Reservoir Number One (reservoir)
- Kanehu Reservoir Number Three (reservoir)
- Kanehu Reservoir Number Two (reservoir)
- Kapa Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kapaia Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kaupale Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kepani Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kiaha Reservoir (historical) (reservoir)
- Kitano Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kuhumu Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kumano Reservoir (reservoir)
- Loʻe Lake (lake)
- Loko Reservoir (reservoir)
- Lua Reservoir (reservoir)
- Luawai Reservoir (reservoir)
- Maele Reservoir (historical) (reservoir)
- Mānā Reservoir (reservoir)
- Manuhonuhonu Reservoir (reservoir)
- Mau Reservoir (reservoir)
- Mauka Reservoir (reservoir)
- Menehune Fishpond (reservoir)
- Mimino Reservoir (reservoir)
- Morita Reservoir (reservoir)
- Nōmilo Fishpond (reservoir)
- Nonopahu Reservoir (historical) (reservoir)
- Okinawa Reservoir (reservoir)
- Papuaa Reservoir (reservoir)
- Pia Mill Reservoir (reservoir)
- Pinau Reservoir (reservoir)
- Piwai Reservoir (reservoir)
- Poʻopueo Reservoir (reservoir)
- Puana Reservoir (reservoir)
- Puʻuʻōpae Reservoir (reservoir)
- Puʻulani Reservoir (reservoir)
- Pukaki Reservoir (reservoir)
- Puu Ka Ele Reservoir (reservoir)
- Puu o Hewa Reservoir (reservoir)
- Puuhi Reservoir (reservoir)
- Twin Reservoirs (reservoir)
- Umi Reservoir (reservoir)
- Waiakalua Reservoir (reservoir)
- Waiawa Reservoir (reservoir)
- Waiʻawaʻawa Reservoir (historical) (reservoir)
- Waikai Reservoir (reservoir)
- Waikaia Reservoir (reservoir)
- Waikoloi Reservoir (reservoir)
- Wailua Reservoir (reservoir)
- Waita Reservoir (reservoir)
Maui County (67)
- Alelele (lake)
- Aliʻi Fishpond (reservoir)
- Crater Reservoir (reservoir)
- Haʻīkū Reservoir (reservoir)
- Halua Pond (lake)
- Hanakaʻōʻō Reservoir (reservoir)
- Honokōwai Reservoir (reservoir)
- Hopoi Reservoir (historical) (reservoir)
- Horner Reservoir (reservoir)
- ʻŌʻōʻia Fishpond (reservoir)
- ʻUalapuʻe Fishpond (reservoir)
- Kaa Fishpond (reservoir)
- Kahoma Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kāināʻohe Fishpond (reservoir)
- Kakahaiʻa Fishpond (reservoir)
- Kalokoʻeli Fishpond (reservoir)
- Kaluaapuhi Fishpond (reservoir)
- Kamāhuʻehuʻe Fishpond (reservoir)
- Kanahā Pond (lake)
- Kānoa Fishpond (reservoir)
- Kanukuawa Fishpond (reservoir)
- Kaoaini Fishpond (reservoir)
- Kaopeahina Fishpond (reservoir)
- Kapalaalaea Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kauaʻula Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kauhioaiakini Pond (lake)
- Kaupakulua Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kawiʻu Fishpond (reservoir)
- Keālia Pond (lake)
- Keawanui Fishpond (reservoir)
- Kihaloko Fishpond (reservoir)
- Koieie Fishpond (reservoir)
- Kōlea Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kualapuʻu Reservoir (reservoir)
- Kulaʻalamihi Fishpond (reservoir)
- Kūpeke Fishpond (reservoir)
- Loko Lōpā (reservoir)
- Loko Mokuhinia (historical) (reservoir)
- Mākila Reservoir (reservoir)
- Maunaloa Reservoir (reservoir)
- Mauoni (lake)
- Meyer Lake (lake)
- Mill Reservoir (reservoir)
- Nīʻaupala Fishpond (reservoir)
- Nuʻu Salt Pond (lake)
- Olinda Reservoir (reservoir)
- Pahiomu Fishpond (reservoir)
- Paʻuwela Reservoir (reservoir)
- Paialoa Fishpond (reservoir)
- Pākānaka Fishpond (reservoir)
- Pānāhāhā Fishpond (reservoir)
- Papaaea Reservoir (reservoir)
- Peahi Reservoir (reservoir)
- Pipiʻo Fishpond (reservoir)
- Pools of ʻOheʻo (lake)
- Pūhāloa Fishpond (reservoir)
- Puʻukoliʻi Reservoir (reservoir)
- Pūkoʻo Fishpond (reservoir)
- Ukumehame Reservoirs (reservoir)
- Violet Lake (lake)
- Wahikuli Reservoir (reservoir)
- Waihilahila Fishpond (reservoir)
- Waiʻale Reservoirs (reservoir)
- Waiʻānapanapa (lake)
- Waiʻeleʻele (lake)
- Waiʻōpae (reservoir)
- Waiokuna Pond (lake)
Hawaii state fishing records
| Introduced to Hawai‘i in 1896. | Introduced to Hawai‘i in 1896. lbs — Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources |
|---|---|
| Size | Weight ranges up to 4 pounds in Hawai‘i; state record 4.98 pounds (2004); world record 11 pounds 15 ounces (1955, Kentucky). — Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources |
| Note | Introduced to Hawai‘i in 1953. lbs — Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources |
| Size | Generally under 3 pounds, but have unofficially reached 8 pounds in Hawai‘i; state record 5 pounds 10 ounces (1991); world record 48 pounds (2009, Canada). — Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources |
| Note | Introduced to Hawai‘i in 1920. lbs — Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources |
| Size | Generally under 10 pounds, but have unofficially exceeded 50 pounds in Hawai‘i; state record 43 pounds 13 ounces (1974); world record 58 pounds (1962, South Carolina). — Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources |
| Fishing methods | Crankbaits or large spinnerbaits are the most effective lures; a catfish weighing 51 pounds (unofficially) was taken from the Wahiawā Reservoir on a spoon; other baits include tilapia, crayfish, aku belly, liver and various stinkbails. — Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources |
| Note | Introduced to Hawai‘i in 1958. lbs — Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources |
| Size | Generally 4 to 6 inches in length, may reach 14 inches; state record 8-1/2 ounces (2000); world record 4 pounds 12 ounces (1950, Alabama). — Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources |
| Life history | In Hawai‘i spawning season occurs in winter and spring; male builds a circular nest in sandy areas 3 to 6 feet deep; after fertilizing eggs male chases female away and guards the nest until fry disperse. lbs — Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources |
| Note | Introduced to Hawai‘i in 1946. lbs — Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources |
| Size | Weight averages about 2 to 3 pounds; state record 9 pounds 4.2 ounces (1990); species known to reach 12 pounds in South America. — Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources |
| Note | Introduced to Hawai‘i in 1957. lbs — Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources |
Official HI state-record fish are published by the Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources — records there are the state's, not a MonsterRodHolders list.