SB1457 empowers the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources to implement adaptive management measures for ocean recreation.
SB1457 amends Hawaii Revised Statutes to enhance ocean user safety by granting the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation the authority to adopt interim rules for water sports equipment. These rules aim to create safe zones for free divers and swimmers and enforce stricter boating regulations around swim zone buoys. The bill emphasizes adaptive management to address conservation and natural resource issues, allowing for quicker implementation of safety measures in rapidly changing ocean technologies.
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