HRS §190D-35
Liability for damaging mariculture or OTEC operations
This section says that anyone who intentionally or carelessly damages, disturbs, or interferes with an approved mariculture or OTEC activity, or with property in a leased area, can be sued in civil court by the person who was harmed. This can happen even if criminal charges are also filed.
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The statute, as written — Civil liability
Any person who wilfully or recklessly damages, disturbs, or interferes with any mariculture or OTEC activity which has been approved by the board, or who wilfully or recklessly damages, disturbs, interferes with, takes, or possesses any improvements, assets, marine plants or animals, or equipment in an area leased to a person, without the permission of that person, shall be subject to civil proceedings initiated by any person damaged thereby, notwithstanding the result in any criminal proceedings commenced under section 190D-36.
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