§7-2  Driftwood.  All wood of any
description which may drift on to the beach of any part of the State shall be
the property of the finder, and anyone finding such driftwood may take the same
for the finder's own private use, without paying a share to the State; provided
that this section shall not be construed to apply to any vessel wrecked or
stranded on any part of the shores of the State. [CC 1859, §1478; RL 1925,
§577; RL 1935, §1695; RL 1945, §12902; RL 1955, §14-2; HRS §7-2; gen ch 1985]



 



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  Finder is one who exercises some act of ownership over it.  6
H. 167.