HRS §205A-45
Counties can set bigger shoreline setbacks
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗Counties may pass their own rules or laws to make shoreline setback lines larger than the state minimum. They can also expand the shoreline area to include land between mean sea level and the shoreline. This section only gives counties that power.
counties
The statute, as written — Shoreline setback lines established by county
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) The several counties through rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91 or ordinance may require that shoreline setback lines be established at distances greater than that established in this part. (b) The several counties through rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91 or ordinance may expand the shoreline area to include the area between mean sea level and the shoreline.
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