HRS §205A-4
How state agencies must apply coastal zone rules
This section tells state agencies how to carry out Hawaii's coastal zone management program. They must weigh environmental, cultural, and scenic values plus coastal hazards alongside economic needs. The law's goals and any legislative guidelines are binding on agency actions in the coastal zone.
state agencies
The statute, as written — Implementation of objectives, policies, and guidelines
(a) In implementing the objectives of the coastal zone management program, the agencies shall give full consideration to ecological, cultural, historic, esthetic, recreational, scenic, and open space values, and coastal hazards, as well as to needs for economic development. (b) The objectives and policies of this chapter and any guidelines enacted by the legislature shall be binding upon actions within the coastal zone management area by all agencies, within the scope of their authority.
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