Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 11 - OCEAN RECREATION AND COASTAL AREAS › Part 3 - OCEAN WATERS, NAVIGABLE STREAMS AND BEACHES › Chapter 256 - OCEAN RECREATION MANAGEMENT RULES AND AREAS › Subchapter 5 - WINDWARD OAHU OCEAN RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA › Section 13-256-73 - Kaneohe Bay ocean waters

Current through June, 2024
(a) Kaneohe Bay
					 ocean waters means the area encompassed by the boundaries shown on Exhibit "V",
					 "Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii," dated April 16, 2001, incorporated herein, and
					 located at the end of this subchapter.
The boundaries are described as follows:
Beginning at the northern point on the shoreline of
						Mokapu Point, located at approximately 21° 27 ' 33.6" N/ 157° 43' 21.6"
						W, then in a straight line to Makahonu Point, located at approximately 21°
						32' 33.6" N / 157° 50' 34.2" W, then along the shoreline of Kaneohe Bay to
						the point of beginning.
(b)
					 All commercial ocean use activities in Kaneohe Bay ocean waters are prohibited
					 on Sundays and federal holidays.
(c) There shall be no walking, sitting,
					 standing, or anchoring on live coral or otherwise damaging the reef within
					 Kaneohe Bay ocean waters.
(d) Zone
					 A Kaneohe Bay restricted zone is the area encompassed by the boundaries of the
					 zone shown on Exhibit "X", "Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii," dated September 25, 2000,
					 incorporated herein, and located at the end of this subchapter. The boundaries
					 of Zone A are as follows:
Zone A is a circle with a radius of two hundred feet
						with its center at approximately 21° 26 ' 27.5" N / 157° 47' 45.5"
						W.
(e) Zone B Kaneohe Bay
					 restricted zone is the area encompassed by the boundaries of the zone shown on
					 Exhibit "X", "Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii," dated September 25, 2000, incorporated
					 herein, and located at the end of this subchapter. The boundaries of Zone B are
					 as follows:
Zone B is circle with a radius of two hundred feet with
						its center at approximately 21° 27 ' 28.5" N / 157° 48' 08.5" W.
(f) Zone C restricted zone is the
					 area encompassed by the boundaries of the zone shown on Exhibit "X", "Kaneohe,
					 Oahu, Hawaii," dated September 25, 2000, incorporated herein, and located at
					 the end of this subchapter. The boundaries of Zone C are as follows:
Zone C is a circle with a radius of two hundred feet
						with its center at approximately 21° 27 ' 32" N/ 157° 48' 13.5"
						W.
(g) Zones A, B, and C
					 are subject to the following:
(1) Zones A, B,
					 and C are designated as commercial thrill craft zones where full service
					 permittees shall be required to operate. Not more than six rental thrill craft
					 shall operate within each of the zones A and B at any one time. No more than
					 three rental thrill craft shall operate within zone C at any one time. Zone A
					 may be referred to as the Checker Reef commercial thrill craft zone. Zones B
					 and C may be referred to as the commercial thrill craft sand flat
					 zones.
(2) Commercial thrill craft
					 shall be operated in a clockwise direction only within zones A, B, and C only
					 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays. No
					 commercial thrill craft shall be operated within Zones A, B, or C on Sundays or
					 federal holidays.