Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 9 - NATURAL AREA RESERVES SYSTEM › Chapter 209 - DIVISION OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE › Section 13-209-4 - Prohibited activities

Current through June, 2024
1. Section
				13-209-4, Hawaii Administrative Rules, is amended to read as follows:
The following activities are prohibited within a natural area
				  reserve:
(1) To remove, injure, or
				kill any form of plant or animal life, except game mammals and birds hunted
				according to department rules;
(2)
				To introduce any form of plant or animal life, except dogs when permitted by
				hunting rules of the department and service animals accompanying their
				handlers;
(3) To remove, damage, or
				disturb any geological or paleontological features or substances;
(4) To remove, damage, or disturb any
				historic or prehistoric remains;
(5) To remove, damage, or disturb any notice,
				marker, or structure;
(6) To engage
				in any construction or improvement;
(7) To engage in any camping activity or to
				establish a temporary or permanent residence;
(8) To start or maintain a fire;
(9) To litter, or to deposit refuse or any
				other substance;
(10) To operate
				any motorized or unmotorized land vehicle or air conveyance of any shape or
				form in any area, including roads or trails, not designated for its
				use;
(11) To operate any motorized
				water vehicle of any shape or form in freshwater environments, including bogs,
				ponds, and streams, or marine waters, except as otherwise provided in the
				boating rules of the department;
(12) To enter into, place any vessel or
				material in or on, or otherwise disturb a lake or pond;
(13) To engage in commercial activities of
				any kind in a natural area reserve without a written special-use permit from
				the board or its authorized representative;
(14) To have or possess the following tools,
				equipment, or implements: fishing gear or devices within Ahihi-Kinau natural
				area reserve, including but not limited to any hook-and-line, rod, reel, spear,
				trap, net, crowbar, or other device that may be used for the taking, injuring,
				or killing of marine life; cutting or harvesting tools or gear, including but
				not limited to chainsaws, axes, loppers, any mechanized or manual sawtooth
				tool, seed pickers, or machete, that may be used for the taking, injuring, or
				killing of plant life; and hunting gear or tools that may be used for the
				taking, injuring, or killing of wildlife, except as permitted by the hunting
				rules of the department;
(15) To
				hike, conduct nature study, or conduct any activity with a group larger than
				ten in size;
(16) To be present in
				an area closed pursuant to section
				13-209-4.5 or
				after visiting hours established pursuant to section
				13-209-4.6;
(17) To anchor any motorized or nonmotorized
				water vehicle of any shape or form in the marine waters of Ahihi-Kinau natural
				area reserve;
(18) To enter into
				any cave, as defined in section
				6D-1, Hawaii Revised
				Statutes, or any portion thereof;
(19) To conduct any other activity
				inconsistent with the purpose and intent of the natural area reserves
				system.
(20)
To use or
				possess narcotics or drugs except as provided by Federal or State laws. No
				person shall enter or remain within the premises when under the influence of
				alcohol or illegal narcotics or drugs.
(21)
To use or possess alcohol,
				except with the written permission of the board or its authorized
				representative.