Hawaii HB2205 modifies shoreline management policies to allow emergency erosion mitigation measures while preserving natural shoreline processes.

Hawaii HB2205 amends state statutes to allow emergency erosion mitigation measures where necessary to address imminent erosion threats. The bill modifies the prohibition on private shoreline hardening to require minimization instead, allowing limited, carefully conditioned shoreline protection measures. It establishes a clear, time-limited statutory framework for emergency permits within the conservation district, including defined standards for permit duration and extension.

Hawaii HB2205 modifies shoreline management policies to allow emergency erosion mitigation measures while preserving natural shoreline processes.

Hawaii HB2205 amends state statutes to allow emergency erosion mitigation measures where necessary to address imminent erosion threats. The bill modifies the prohibition on private shoreline hardening to require minimization instead, allowing limited, carefully conditioned shoreline protection measures. It establishes a clear, time-limited statutory framework for emergency permits within the conservation district, including defined standards for permit duration and extension.