Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale, National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Description and Coordinates of the Lateral Boundary Closures and Excluded Areas

Appendix A provides a text and pictoral (see Figures 1-3) description of the Sanctuary boundary with specific lateral closure points and exclusion areas. The lateral extents (bounds) of each boundary area are closed by straight lines defined by at least two points. It may be necessary to extend these lines beyond the defining points to intersect the actual 100 fathom contour or the shoreline. Each point corresponds to a bounds number indicated in Figure 2. Digital files of the Sanctuary boundary (available in three common formats, ESRI Shape File, MapInfo Table, and an ASCII Exchange Format) are available from the Sanctuary office in Kihei, Maui, at the address listed above or by calling (808) 879-2818. These digital geographies are the best available representation of the verbal legal delineation and were derived from: the Hawaiian shoreline as supplied by State of Hawaii through the Office of Planning GIS Office, the NOAA and State of Hawaii agreed upon lateral boundary and exclusion areas, and the 100 fathom isobath digitized from the following 1:80,000 scale NOAA nautical charts-19327—West Coast of Hawaii (9th ED, 4/29/89), 19347—Channels between Molokai, Maui, Lanai, and Kahoolawe (17th ED, 12/13/97), 19351—Channels between Oahu, Molokai, and Lanai (8th ED, 7/01/1989), 19357—Island of Oahu (20th ED, 9/21/1996), and 19381—Island of Kauai (8th ED, 7/17/1993)]. For the portion of the Lanai region of the HIHWNMS west of Chart 19351,[157°42.8′ west] the 100 fathom contour was derived from the 1:250,000 chart 19340—Hawaii to Oahu (24th ED, 1/09/1993). All digital geography data have been referenced to WGS84 (NAD83) and have been converted to geographic (latitude and longitude) coordinates. Sanctuary Boundary A. As defined by the specific lateral boundaries in B, and except for excluded areas described in paragraph C of this section, the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary consists of the submerged lands and waters off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands seaward from the shoreline, cutting across the mouths of rivers and streams (see Figure 1): 1. To the 100-fathom (183 meter) isobath from Kailiu Point eastward to Mokolea Point, Kauai; 2. To the 100-fathom (183 meter) isobath from Puaena Point eastward to Mahie Point, and from the Kapahulu Groin in Waikiki eastward to Makapuu Point, Oahu; 3. To the 100-fathom (183 meter) isobath from Cape Halawa, Molokai, south and westward to Ilio Point, Molokai; southwestward to include Penguin Banks; eastward along the east side of Lanai; to the waters seaward of the three nautical mile limit north of Kahoolawe, to the Hanamanoia Lighthouse on Maui, and northward along the shoreline to Lipoa Point, Maui; 4. To the deep water area of Pailolo Channel from Cape Halawa, Molokai, to Lipoa Point, Maui, and southward; 5. To the 100-fathom (183 meter) isobath from Upolu Point southward to Keahole Point, Hawaii. B. Lateral Closure Bounds for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (see Figure 2). Bound No. (fig. 2) Geographic name Number of points Latitude Longitude 1a Kailiu Pt., Kauai 2 22.22353 −159.58117 1b Kailiu Pt., Kauai 22.27597 −159.59983 2a Mokolea Pt., Kauai 2 22.22497 −159.38217 2b Mokolea Pt., Kauai 22.24872 −159.37203 3a Puaena Pt., N Oahu 2 21.64017 −158.14056 3b Puaena Pt., N Oahu 21.60233 −158.10681 4a Mahie Pt., N Oahu 2 21.56036 −157.86442 4b Mahie Pt., N Oahu 21.59228 −157.83486 5a Kapahulu Groin, S Oahu 3 21.25158 −157.84097 5b Kapahulu Groin, S Oahu 21.26836 −157.82381 5c Kapahulu Groin, S Oahu 21.26839 −157.82328 6a Makapuu Pt., S Oahu 2 21.31100 −157.64908 6b Makapuu Pt., S Oahu 21.32908 −157.59614 7a Ilio Pt., Molokai 2 21.22381 −157.31272 7b Ilio Pt., Molokai 21.22417 −157.25400 8a Pailolo Channel, C. Halawa to Lipoa Pt 2 21.02494 −156.63944 8b Pailolo Channel, C. Halaw to Lipoa Pt 21.15819 −156.71033 9a Hanamanoia Lighthouse, Maui 2 20.57272 −156.44753 9b Hanamanoia Lighthouse, Maui 20.58289 −156.41256 10a 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 51 20.59947 −156.49222 10b 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.59997 −156.49250 10c 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.60108 −156.49319 10d 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.60183 −156.49358 10e 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.60453 −156.49531 10f 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.60714 −156.49719 10g 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.60961 −156.49925 10h 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.61108 −156.50061 10i 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.61217 −156.50153 10j 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.61411 −156.50336 10k 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.61639 −156.50458 10l 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.63297 −156.50631 10m 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.62169 −156.50819 10n 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.62417 −156.51022 10o 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.62653 −156.51244 10p 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.62872 −156.51483 10q 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.63081 −156.51733 10r 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.63233 −156.51944 10s 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.63306 −156.52033 10t 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.63500 −156.52297 10u 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.63572 −156.52411 10v 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.63633 −156.52497 10w 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.63811 −156.52775 10x 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.63858 −156.52861 10y 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.63983 −156.53011 10z 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.64175 −156.53278 10aa 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.64350 −156.53553 10bb 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.64511 −156.53842 10cc 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.64539 −156.53903 10dd 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.64622 −156.54053 10ee 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.64764 −156.54353 10ff 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.64889 −156.54658 10gg 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.64994 −156.54975 10hh 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65083 −156.55297 10ii 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65111 −156.55436 10jj 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65122 −156.55472 10kk 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65147 −156.55586 10ll 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65189 −156.55797 10mm 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65239 −156.56131 10nn 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65247 −156.56233 10oo 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65269 −156.56378 10pp 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65281 −156.56494 10qq 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65306 −156.56675 10rr 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65336 −156.57011 10ss 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65347 −156.57344 10tt 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65344 −156.57372 10uu 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65350 −156.57514 10vv 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65339 −156.57850 10ww 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65328 −156.57992 10xx 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65325 −156.58025 10yy 3 Nmi. closure around Kahoolawe 20.65314 −156.58217 11a Technical Closure 2 20.69422 −156.61875 11b Technical Closure 20.69583 −156.63433 12a Upolu Pt., Hawaii (Big Island) 2 20.26814 −155.85014 12b Upolu Pt., Hawaii (Big Island) 20.29997 −155.85478 13a Keahole Pt., Hawaii (Big Island) 2 19.72767 −156.06186 13b Keahole Pt., Hawaii (Big Island) 19.72819 −156.07069 Bound No. (fig.2) Geographic name Number of points Latitude Longitude 14a Kawaihae Harbor, Big Island exclusion 2 20.03731 −155.83403 14b Kawaihae Harbor, Big Island exclusion 20.04036 −155.83269 15a Haleolono Harbor, Molokai exclusion 2 21.08431 −157.24961 15b Haleolono Harbor, Molokai exclusion 21.08467 −157.24867 16a Kaunakakai Harbor, Molokai exclusion 4 21.08719 −157.02658 16b Kaunakakai Harbor, Molokai exclusion 21.08033 −157.03286 16c Kaunakakai Harbor, Molokai exclusion 21.07736 −157.02811 16d Kaunakakai Harbor, Molokai exclusion 21.08539 −157.02083 17a Kaumalapau Harbor, Lanai exclusion 2 20.78589 −156.99228 17b Kaumalapau Harbor, Lanai exclusion 20.78364 −156.99203 18a Manele Harbor, Lanai exclusion 2 20.74256 −156.88692 18b Manele Harbor, Lanai exclusion 20.74311 −156.88725 19a Lahaina Harbor, Maui exclusion 2 20.87175 −156.67917 19b Lahaina Harbor, Maui exclusion 20.87189 −156.67889 20a Maalaea Harbor, Maui exclusion 2 20.79225 −156.50972 20b Maalaea Harbor, Maui exclusion 20.79022 −156.51100 21a Western closure Kuapa Pond (Hawaii Kai), Oahu 2 21.28528 −157.71881 21b Western closure Kuapa Pond (Hawaii Kai), Oahu 21.28514 −157.71861 22a Eastern closure Kuapa Pond (Hawaii Kai), Oahu 2 21.28147 −157.71186 22b Eastern closure Kuapa Pond (Hawaii Kai), Oahu 21.28108 −157.71119 [64 FR 66570, Nov. 29, 1999, as amended at 88 FR 972, Jan. 6, 2023]