§115-1  Findings and purpose.  Thelegislature finds that miles of shorelines, waters, and inland recreationalareas under the jurisdiction of the State are inaccessible to the public due tothe absence of public rights-of-way; that the absence of public rights-of-wayis a contributing factor to mounting acts of hostility against privateshoreline properties and properties bordering inland recreational areas; thatthe population of the islands is increasing while the presently accessiblebeach, shoreline, and inland recreational areas remain fixed; and that theabsence of public access to Hawaii's shorelines and inland recreational areasconstitutes an infringement upon the fundamental right of free movement inpublic space and access to and use of coastal and inland recreational areas. The purpose of this chapter is to guarantee the right of public access to thesea, shorelines, and inland recreational areas, and transit along theshorelines, and to provide for the acquisition of land for the purchase and maintenanceof public rights-of-way and public transit corridors. [L 1974, c 244, §1; am L1977, c 164, §3]