HCC §15-34
No boats allowed in beach park swimming areas
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This rule says no boats or floating devices can be used or anchored in the swimming areas of any beach park. It lists many types of boats and other things that float. The goal is to keep swimmers safe.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Boating in swimming areas prohibited
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
No vessel, including but not limited to, boat, motorboat, houseboat, rowboat, powerboat, jet boat, sailboat, fishing boat, towboat, scow, flatboat, cruiser, motor vessels, ship barge, tug, floating cabana, party boat, charter boat, ferryboat, canoe, raft or any buoyant device permitting or capable of free flotation, shall be operated or anchored within the swimming areas of all beach parks. SUPP. 14 (7-2023) 15-9.1 PARKS AND RECREATION This page intentionally left blank. 15-9.2 SUPP. 14 (7-2023) Article 3. Public Meetings and Assemblies.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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