Hawaii Revised Statutes 115. Public Access to Coastal and Inland Recreational Areas

• 115-1 Findings and Purpose.
  The legislature finds that miles of shorelines, waters, and inland recreational areas under the jurisdiction of the State are inaccessible to the public due...
• 115-2 Acquisition of Lands for Public Rights-Of-way and Public Transit Corridors.
  When the provisions of section 46-6.5 are not applicable, the various counties shall purchase land for public rights-of-way to the shorelines, the sea, and...
• 115-3 Criteria for Public Rights-Of-way.
  A distance at reasonable intervals taking into consideration the topography and physical characteristics of the land the public is desirous of reaching is established...
• 115-3.5 Restricting Passage Over Rights-Of-way.
  A county may restrict passage over a public right-of-way by resolution or ordinance, provided that the resolution or ordinance sets forth criteria for determining...
• 115-4 Right of Transit Along Shorelines.
  The right of access to Hawaii's shorelines includes the right of transit along the shorelines. [L 1974, c 244, §4; am L 1991, c...
• 115-5 Beach Transit Corridor Defined.
  (a) The right of transit shall exist seaward of the shoreline and this area shall be defined as a beach transit corridor. For purposes...
• 115-6 Procedure.
  The provisions of this chapter shall be executed under provisions of chapter 101. [L 1974, c 244, §6]
• 115-7 State and County Co-Sponsorship of Programs.
  The department of land and natural resources shall enter into agreements with the council of any county providing for the acquisition of public rights-of-way...
• 115-8 Expending Agency.
  The department of land and natural resources shall expend all sums appropriated for the purposes of this chapter and in accordance with section 115-7....
• 115-9 Obstructing Access to Public Property; Penalty.
  (a) A person commits the offense of obstructing access to public property if the person, by action or by having installed a physical impediment,...
• 115-10 Duty to Maintain Access Within Beach Transit Corridors; Remedies.]
  (a) The department of land and natural resources shall maintain access within beach transit corridors under this chapter and chapter 183C, by requiring private...

Last modified: October 27, 2016