HRS §205A-4
How state agencies must apply coastal zone rules
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗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 copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(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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