Nice article.  Nick Grube's article, I feel, undermines a critical part of conservation grossly overlooked in Hawaii's relatively tiny political circles.  That being bringing stakeholders and communities together over dividing them.  In general, Hawaii's conservation scene seems to cater far more to a view of "non use preservation" over "wise use conservation."  If we are to indeed be able to use our natural resources wisely, it would seem narrow-minded to believe people who do not have any part in their harvest would understand every aspect of conserving it.  Sure "no touch" preservation units are valid and have their purpose.  But if humans are to further their progress in living within the natural world, over separating themselves from it, it would seem prudent that the experience and knowledge from wild harvests be included in conservation.
Regulation isn't something pulled out of thin air.  It is learned.  No species have ever gone extinct from well REGULATED hunting or fishing.