§200-3  Ocean recreation and coastal areas programs.  The board shall assume the following functions of the department of transportation:

     (1)  Managing and administering the ocean-based recreation and coastal areas programs of the State;

     (2)  Planning, developing, operating, administering, and maintaining small boat harbors, launching ramps, and other boating facilities and associated aids to navigation throughout the State;

     (3)  Developing and administering an ocean recreation management plan;

     (4)  Administering and operating a vessel registration system for the State;

     (5)  Regulating the commercial use of state waters and marine resources, including operations originating from private marinas;

     (6)  Regulating boat regattas and other ocean water events;

     (7)  Administering a marine casualty and investigation program;

     (8)  Assisting in abating air, water, and noise pollution;

     (9)  Conducting public education in boating safety;

    (10)  Administering the boating special fund;

    (11)  Assisting in controlling shoreline erosion;

    (12)  Repairing seawalls and other existing coastal protective structures under the jurisdiction of the State; and

    (13)  Removing nonnatural obstructions and public safety hazards from the shoreline, navigable streams, harbors, channels, and coastal areas of the State. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2; am L 2012, c 289, §2]

Law Journals and Reviews

  Wiping Out the Ban on Surfboards at Point Panic.  27 UH L. Rev. 303 (2004).