Haw. Code R. § 13-60.8-3

Current through November, 2024
Section 13-60.8-3 - Boundaries
(a) The Ha'ena Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area includes that portion of the northwestern coast of Kaua'i consisting of all State waters and submerged lands bounded by a line drawn along the shoreline; a straight line that extends seaward from the shoreline at the boundary between Ha'ena State Park and Na Pali State Park, as drawn through the points 22°12'42.50"N, 159°35'44.50"W and 22°13'21.62"N, 159°36'22.27"W; a line that follows the contours of the shoreline at a distance of one mile seaward from the shoreline; and a straight line that extends seaward from the shoreline at the boundary between Ha'ena and Wainiha, as drawn through the points 22°13'28.00"N, 159°33'13.50"W and 22°14'19.91"N, 159°33'6.21"W; as shown on Exhibit A entitled "Map of the Ha'ena Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area, Kaua'i", dated 4/16/14, located at the end of this chapter.
(b) The following subzones are established within the Ha'ena Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area:
(1) The "'Opihi Management Area," which includes all State waters and submerged lands within 300 feet from the shoreline between a line that extends seaward from the shoreline at the boundary between Ha'ena State Park and Na Pali State Park, as drawn through the points 22°12'42.50"N, 159°35'44.50"W and 22°13'21.62"N, 159°36'22.27"W; and a line that extends seaward from the shoreline at the western edge of Ke'e Beach, as drawn through the points 22°13'13.61"N, 159°35'5.11"W and 22°13'15.75"N, 159°35'7.34"W; as shown on Exhibit B entitled "Map of the 'Opihi Management Area", dated 4/16/14, located at the end of this chapter;
(2) The "Makua Pu'uhonua," which includes all State waters and submerged lands located within the fringing reef of Makua lagoon, bounded by a line drawn starting from a point located at 22°13'33.88"N, 159°33'42.41"W, to a point located at 22°13'41.15"N, 159°33'44.67"W; then to a point located at 22°13'44.57"N, 159°33'34.71"W; then to a point located at 22°13'38.26"N, 159°33'31.56"W; then back to the starting point; as shown on Exhibit C entitled "Map of the Makua Pu'uhonua", dated 4/16/14, located at the end of this chapter;
(3) The "Vessel Transit Boundary," which includes all State waters and submerged lands bounded by a line drawn starting from the shoreline at the boundary between Ha'ena State Park and Na Pali State Park, located at 22°12'42.50"N, 159°35'44.50"W, to a point approximately 1,000 feet seaward, located at 22°12'49.98"N, 159°35'51.79"W; then eastward to a point approximately 1,300 feet from shore, located at 22°13'35.57"N, 159°34'59.73"W; then to a point approximately 2,300 feet from shore, located at 22°13'55.42"N, 159°33'42.00"W; then to a point located approximately 2,100 feet from shore, located at 22°13'48.84"N, 159°33'10.76"W; then to a point on the shoreline at the boundary between Ha'ena and Wainiha, located at 22°13'28.00"N, 159°33'13.50"W; as identified in the map shown on Exhibit A entitled "Map of the Ha'ena Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area, Kaua'i", dated 4/16/14, located at the end of this chapter;
(c) For the purposes of this chapter, the shoreline shall be determined by the upper reaches of the wash of the waves on shore. Should there be a stream or river flowing into the ocean, the shoreline shall be determined by an imaginary straight line drawn between the upper reaches of the wash of the waves on either side of the stream or river.

Haw. Code R. § 13-60.8-3

[Eff 8/14/2015] (Auth: HRS §§188-22.9, 188-53, 190-3) (Imp: HRS §§187A-1.5, 188-22.9, 190-3)