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HRS §183-45

Rules for Building on New Beach Land

This law says you cannot build structures or do certain activities on land that a court has decided was added to the beach over time. If you break this rule, you must remove the structure or stop the activity right away and pay a fine. The law does not apply to state or county property.

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The statute, as written — Accreted land

No structure, retaining wall, dredging, grading, or other use which interferes or may interfere with the future natural course of the beach, including further accretion or erosion, shall be permitted on accreted land as judicially decreed under section 501-33 or 669-1(e). This section shall not in any way be construed to affect state or county property. Any structure or action in violation of this section shall be immediately removed or stopped and the property owner shall be fined in accordance with section 183C-7. Any action taken to impose or collect the penalty provided for in this section shall be considered a civil action.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§501-33 Rules for claiming land added by the ocean

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