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HRS §200-12.5

Mooring spots for Native Hawaiian canoes used in education

The state must provide mooring for Native Hawaiian canoes used for education by nonprofit groups. Those groups must send an annual report about their educational activities. The state can make rules to carry this out.

state agencies

The statute, as written — - 12.5] Native Hawaiian canoes; education

(a) In all state small boat harbors, the department shall accommodate the mooring of native Hawaiian canoes owned or leased by a nonprofit corporation, association, organization, or other duly chartered entity that operate s native Hawaiian canoes for educational purposes. (b) Any owner or lessee of a native Hawaiian canoe accommodated under subsection (a) shall submit to the department an annual report describing how the educational activities that were conducted during the previous year used, involved, or focused on the native Hawaiian canoe . The report shall include: (1) A description of each educational activity; (2) The date of each educational activity; and (3) The number of participants in each educational activity. (c) The chairperson may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to implement this section.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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