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HAWAII ADMINISTRATIVE RULES 



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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES 



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KAHO'OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION 



CHAPTER 260 



KAHO'OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE 



§13-260-1 Kaho'olawe island reserve restricted area 



§13-260-2 Definitions 



§13-260-3 Prohibited uses 



§13-260-4 Permitted uses 



§13-260-5 Penalties 



Historical Note t Act 340, SLH 1993, established the 

 Kaho'olawe island reserve, by adding chapter 6K to the 

 Hawaii Revised Statutes. The legislature found that the 

 island of Kaho'olawe is of significant cultural and 

 historical importance to the native people of Hawai'i. 

 Chapter 6K, HRS further provides for the transfer of the 

 island reserve to the sovereign native Hawaiian entity 

 upon its recognition by the United States and the State 

 of Hawai'i. The reserve is to be used solely and 

 exclusively for the preservation and practice of all 

 rights customarily and traditionally exercised by native 

 Hawaiians for cultural, spiritual, and subsistence 

 purposes; preservation and protection of its 

 archaeological, historical, and environmental resources; 

 rehabilitation, revegetation, habitat restoration, and 

 preservation; and education. Commercial uses are 



strictly prohibited, except that the commission is 

 authorized to adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to 

 permit fishing in the ~ters around Kaho'olawe, 

 consistent with the purpose "he law and which takes 



into consideration the healt; safety of the general 



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