HAR §13-256-15. Commercial vessel shoreline access

No commercial vessel shall land, embark or discharge passengers at any state or county facility, or at other public beaches except for locations at which the permittee has been issued an appropriate permit by the department or a lease or permit by the board of land and natural resources or a county, or within designated ingress/egress zones. [Eff 2/24/94] (Auth: HRS §§200-2, 200-3, 200-4) (Imp: HRS §§200-2, 200-3, 200-4) §13-256-16 Thrill craft operations; general provisions. (a) No person under fifteen years of age shall operate a thrill craft. No person shall permit, or mislead another person into permitting, a person under fifteen years of age to operate a thrill craft. (b) No person shall operate thrill craft within a marine life conservation district or marine natural area reserve. (c) Thrill craft operations shall be curtailed in certain designated areas as described in subchapters two through eleven as necessary, to: (1) Avoid possible adverse impacts on humpback whales or other protected marine life; (2) Provide for increased public access; (3) Reduce user conflicts; and (4) Promote overall public safety. (d) Effective January 2005, all recreational thrill craft operators shall be required to possess, and make available upon demand of enforcement personnel, a certificate of completion from a state approved course on the safe use and operation of a thrill craft. The State may recognize reciprocity 256-18 Unofficial Compilation with other states, i.e., the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) approved portion of the personal water craft course; however, all operators shall be required to complete the portions of a certificate course for Hawaii that includes, but is not limited to: (1) Local ocean safety principles and practices; (2) The historical, cultural, and customary practices of Hawaii's ocean users; and (3) Any rules or laws pertaining to protected species and thrill craft operation in the State. (e) All thrill craft operators and passengers shall be required to wear a personal flotation device in accordance with section 13-243-1. (f) All persons holding or receiving a certificate of completion under this section are exempt from section 13-244-15.5 for purposes of operating thrill craft. [Eff 2/24/94; am 7/5/2003; am 12/31/18] (Auth: HRS §§200-22, 200-24) (Imp: HRS §§200-22, 200-24)