Current through September, 2024
Section 13-146-32 - Public property(a) No person shall destroy, deface, or remove any natural or historical feature or natural or historical resource.(b) No person shall intentionally or wantonly destroy, injure, deface, remove, disturb, or possess in any manner any public building, sign, equipment, monument, marker, or other structure.(c) A person may gather or collect for personal use, reasonable quantities of natural products of a renewable nature, including, but not limited to, seashells, fruits, berries, flowers, seeds, pine cones, seaweeds, driftwood, and marine objects of natural origin; provided, that the board or its authorized representative may establish seasons for picking of plums on Kauai. No person shall gather or collect these products for the purpose of sale. The quantities of these products may also be restricted by the board or its authorized representative.(d) A person may only gather dead material on the ground for use as fuel in campsites or picnic areas, except where gathering is prohibited by the board or its authorized representative by the posting of appropriate signs.(e) No person shall damage, destroy, dig, remove, or possess any tree, shrub or other plant, except for noxious weeds, as defined in chapter 4-68 unless authorized by the board or its authorized representative.(f) A person may gather or collect small quantities of pebbles or small rocks by hand for personal use, except in prohibited areas which shall be posted. The quantities of these items, however, may be restricted by the board or its authorized representative. No person shall collect these objects for the purpose of sale.(g) No person shall introduce animals, fish, or plants, including their reproductive bodies, into the premises.(h) No person shall possess or use a mineral or metal detector, magnetometer, or other metal detecting device except on sand areas of beaches.[Eff 4/16/90; am and comp 6/08/99; am 1/22/2010] (Auth: HRS § 184-5) (Imp: HRS § 184-5)