Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 10 - LAND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 222 - SHORELINE CERTIFICATIONS › Subchapter 3 - DETERMINATION OF SHORELINE › Section 13-222-16 - Field survey

Current through June, 2024
(a) The shoreline
				  and the legal seaward boundary of the property shall be properly located, and
				  marked, by instrument survey by a land surveyor licensed in accordance with
				  chapter
				  464, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as
				  amended.
(b) The licensed land
				  surveyor shall utilize the following criteria in locating and marking the
				  shoreline:
(1) When the legal seaward
				  boundary of the property is located mauka or inland of the shoreline, both the
				  seaward corners of the property line and the intersections of the extension of
				  the side property boundaries and the shoreline shall be marked.
(2) When filled land is involved, both the
				  shoreline prior to the fill and the existing shoreline shall be
				  marked.
(3) When an irregular
				  shoreline, such as a rocky coast or sand beach, measures 100 feet or more in
				  length, intermediate points shall be marked on the ground, identified on the
				  map, and shown on photographs.
(4)
				  On sandy beaches where permanent identification marks such as pipes protruding
				  above the sand would create a dangerous situation, other existing permanent
				  features or improvements such as trees, hedges, buildings and other structures
				  may be used to reference the shoreline and shall be indicated on the
				  map.
(5) When the seaward face of
				  an artificial structure is only a portion of the shoreline, both ends of the
				  structure shall be marked.
(6) On
				  cliffs or ledges where a ground survey of the shoreline may be extremely
				  difficult, the top of the cliff or ledge may be marked and depicted as the
				  shoreline on the map.
(7) Where an
				  artificial wall seaward of the natural shore is used to create a fishpond, the
				  shoreline shall be at the natural shore and not at the artificial outer
				  wall.
(8) When the shoreline is
				  interrupted by a river or stream, both sides of the river or stream shall be
				  marked at the shoreline.
(9) When
				  the shoreline has been altered by subsidence due to earthquake, storm or tidal
				  waves, the shoreline shall be marked at the existing shoreline and if
				  physically possible, the shoreline prior to the property loss shall be
				  marked.
(10) When the shoreline is
				  located at a seawall, the seaward face of the seawall shall be marked and
				  identified on the map.
(11) When
				  the shoreline is located at a revetment, the bottom ("toe") of the revetment
				  shall be marked and identified on the map.
(12) In locating the edge of vegetation or
				  the upper limit of debris, the licensed land surveyor shall take into
				  consideration the natural physical features on the ground (i.e., type of
				  vegetation, elevation of the area, salt deposits, coloration of rock
				  formations, wetline, etc.).
(13)
				  When a shoreline has been permanently altered by the development of a harbor,
				  lagoon, marina, or other water facility, the shoreline shall be at the mouth of
				  the harbor, lagoon, marina, or water facility; provided, however, that this
				  provision shall not apply where the harbor, lagoon, marina or water facility
				  consists of both natural as well as artificial shorelines (i.e., Pearl
				  Harbor).