Haw. Code R. § 13-244-28

Current through April, 2024
Section 13-244-28 - Waikiki ocean waters restricted areas
(a) Definition. "Waikiki ocean waters restricted areas" means the area described as follows:
(1) Zone A, Waikiki ocean waters means the area described as follows:

Beginning at the makai-Ewa corner of the natatorium; then seaward on a prolongation of the Ewa wall of the natatorium to the outer edge of the reef; then along the reef in the mauka direction to the seaward end of the Kapahulu drainage groin; then seaward along a straight line connecting the seaward end of Kapahulu drainage groin and the Ala Wai boat harbor entrance lighted buoy (Red "2"); then mauka on a prolongation of the Diamond Head boundary line of Fort DeRussy to the mean high water mark of the beach adjacent to the boundary line; then along the mean high water mark in the Diamond Head direction to the mauka-Ewa side of the natatorium; then along the Ewa side of the natatorium in a seaward direction to, and ending at, the point of beginning.

(2) Restrictions:
(i) No person shall navigate or moor a vessel in or on the waters, except outrigger canoes operated by a duly organized canoe club, or a sailing catamaran or manually propelled outrigger canoe may be navigated, moored, or anchored in these waters if the vessel has been registered pursuant to this subchapter and is under the immediate control of an operator who has been issued a permit by the department to navigate in the waters. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, a sailing catamaran registered by the department to operate in Waikiki ocean waters and under the immediate control of an operator who has been issued a valid permit by the department may temporarily operate the catamaran in Zone A, Waikiki ocean waters, as a power-driven catamaran when necessary to protect life or property.
(ii) No person shall navigate or moor a catamaran in or on the waters or on the shore below the mean high watermark if four catamarans are navigating or moored in such zone.
(iii) The minimum distance separating any two catamarans moored in Zone A shall be eighty feet.
(iv) There shall be no surfing in the zone between the water's edge and a point fifty yards seaward therefrom, except for learners while receiving initial instructions under the direct supervision of a primary or senior surfboard instructor who has a permit issued by the department as provided in these rules.
(3) Zone B, Waikiki ocean waters.
(A) Zone B, Waikiki ocean waters means the area described as follows:

Beginning at a point where the Diamond Head side of the boundary of Fort DeRussy intersects the mean high water mark; then seaward on a prolongation of that boundary line to a straight line connecting the Ala Wai boat harbor entrance lighted buoy (Red "2") and the Ewa end of the Kapahulu drainage groin; then to the Ewa direction to the makai-Ewa corner of the breakwater makai of the Hawaiian Village rainbow tower; then Ewa along the breakwater to the mean high water mark; then along the mean high water mark; in a mauka-Diamond Head direction to, and ending at, the point of beginning.

(B) Restrictions:

No person shall navigate, moor, or anchor a vessel in or on the waters, except a manually propelled outrigger canoe or a catamaran propelled by sail only may be operated in these waters if the vessel has been registered pursuant to this subchapter. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, vessels operating from the Hilton Hawaiian Village pier are exempt from the above instructions.

(4) Zone C, Waikiki ocean waters.
(A) Zone C, Waikiki ocean waters means the area described as follows:

Beginning at the makai-Ewa corner of the concrete drainage groin located seaward of the junction of Kapahulu and Kalakaua Avenue; then to a point 160 yards in the Diamond Head direction on a straight line at right angles to the long axis of the groin; then to a point 100 yards seaward on a straight line parallel to the long axis of the groin; then to a point 310 yards in the Ewa direction on a straight line at right angles to the long axis of the groin; then to the shoreward direction on a straight line parallel to the long axis of the groin to the point where this line meets the concrete seawall; then in the Diamond Head direction to, and ending at, the point of beginning.

(B) Restrictions:

No person shall navigate or moor a vessel or navigate or otherwise use a surfboard in or on the waters, except paipo boards not in excess of four feet in length and without skegs or any other fin-like projections protruding from the bottom of the boards are permitted to be used on the waters.

(5) Zone D, Waikiki ocean waters.
(A) Zone D, Waikiki ocean waters means the area described as follows:

Beginning at a point where the Diamond Head wall of the natatorium intersects the mean high water mark; then along the wall in a seaward direction to the makai-Diamond Head corner; then in a Diamond Head direction on a straight line to the seaward end of the first groin Diamond Head of the Sans Souci pier; then in a mauka direction along the groin to the mean high water mark; then in an Ewa direction along the mean high water mark to, and ending at, the point of beginning.

(B) Restrictions:

No person shall navigate or moor a vessel in or on the waters, except a manually propelled outrigger canoe operated by a duly organized canoe club, or a commercially operated, manually propelled outrigger canoe may be navigated in these waters if the vessel has been registered pursuant to this chapter and is under immediate control of an operator who has a valid permit issued by the department in accordance with these rules.

Haw. Code R. § 13-244-28

[Eff 2/24/94; comp] (Auth: HRS § 200-24) (Imp: HRS §§ 200-22, 200-24)