[§188F-3]  West Hawaii regionalfishery management area; purpose.  The purpose of the West Hawaii regionalfishery management area shall be to:

(1)  Ensure the sustainability of the State'snearshore ocean resources;

(2)  Identify areas with resource and use conflicts;

(3)  Provide management plans as well as implementingregulations for minimizing user conflicts and resource depletion, through thedesignation of sections of coastal waters in the West Hawaii regional fisherymanagement area as fish replenishment areas where certain specified fishharvesting activities are prohibited, and other areas where anchoring and oceanrecreation activities are restricted;

(4)  Establish a system of day-use mooring buoys inhigh-use coral reef areas and limit anchoring in some of these areas to preventanchor damage to corals;

(5)  Identify areas and resources of statewidesignificance for protection;

(6)  Carry out scientific research and monitoring ofthe nearshore resources and environment; and

(7)  Provide for substantive involvement of thecommunity in resource management decisions for this area through facilitateddialogues with community residents and resource users. [L 1998, c 306, pt of§2]