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SB791 – Unauthorized Vessels, Auctions and Impoundment
SB791 – Unauthorized Vessels, Auctions and Impoundment

The legislature finds that vessel ownership and operation come with many responsibilities and that vessels likewise pose significant threats to natural resources and to public health and safety if abandoned, neglected, or left in disrepair. The legislature recognizes that unauthorized, abandoned, grounded, and derelict vessels on state property and in waters of the State must be removed as soon as possible to minimize the hazards they pose to the public while balancing the vessel owner’s right to due process.

SB769 – Authorizing FEEs for MLCD (Molokini)
SB769 – Authorizing FEEs for MLCD (Molokini)

The legislature finds that marine life conservation districts are under the jurisdiction of the State and home to irreplaceable marine species and native reef habitats. The legislature further finds that one example of a marine life conservation district, the Hanauma Bay nature preserve, is one of the most popular marine life conservation districts on the island of Oahu. Visitors pay both an entry and parking fee to the city and county of Honolulu, which collects fees on land, but Hanauma bay is a state marine life conservation district