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HRS §190D-36

Criminal liability for damaging mariculture or OTEC operations

This section makes it a crime to carelessly or on purpose damage, disturb, or interfere with approved mariculture or OTEC activities, or to take or possess anything in a leased area without the leaseholder's permission. The punishment is handled under the state's criminal property laws.

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The statute, as written — Criminal liability

Any person who negligently or wilfully damages, disturbs, or interferes with any mariculture or OTEC activity which has been approved by the board or who negligently or wilfully damages, disturbs, interferes, 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 treated in accordance with the applicable provisions of chapter 708.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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