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;
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-3

  • Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Shoreline: means the upper reaches of the wash of the waves, usually evidenced by the edge of vegetation growth or by the upper limit of debris left by the wash of the waves. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-1
(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.

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