[§200-3]  Ocean recreation and coastal areasprograms.  The board shall assume the following functions of the departmentof transportation:

(1)  Managing and administering the ocean-basedrecreation and coastal areas programs of the State;

(2)  Planning, developing, operating, administering,and maintaining small boat harbors, launching ramps, and other boatingfacilities and associated aids to navigation throughout the State;

(3)  Developing and administering an ocean recreationmanagement plan;

(4)  Administering and operating a vessel registrationsystem for the State;

(5)  Regulating the commercial use of boatingfacilities;

(6)  Regulating boat regattas and other ocean waterevents;

(7)  Administering a marine casualty and investigationprogram;

(8)  Assisting in abating air, water, and noisepollution;

(9)  Conducting public education in boating safety;

(10)  Administering the boating special fund;

(11)  Assisting in controlling shoreline erosion;

(12)  Repairing seawalls and other existing coastal protectivestructures under the jurisdiction of the State; and

(13)  Removing nonnatural obstructions and publicsafety hazards from the shoreline, navigable streams, harbors, channels, andcoastal areas of the State. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2]

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  Wiping Out the Ban on Surfboards at Point Panic.  27 UH L.Rev. 303.