Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subtitle 9 - NATURAL AREA RESERVES SYSTEM
Chapter 209 - DIVISION OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE
Section 13-209-4 - Prohibited activities
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 13-209-4
Current through February, 2024
1. Section 13-209-4, Hawaii Administrative Rules, is amended to read as follows:
The following activities are prohibited within a natural area reserve:
(1) To remove, injure, or
kill any form of plant or animal life, except game mammals and birds hunted
according to department rules;
(2)
To introduce any form of plant or animal life, except dogs when permitted by
hunting rules of the department and service animals accompanying their
handlers;
(3) To remove, damage, or
disturb any geological or paleontological features or substances;
(4) To remove, damage, or disturb any
historic or prehistoric remains;
(5) To remove, damage, or disturb any notice,
marker, or structure;
(6) To engage
in any construction or improvement;
(7) To engage in any camping activity or to
establish a temporary or permanent residence;
(8) To start or maintain a fire;
(9) To litter, or to deposit refuse or any
other substance;
(10) To operate
any motorized or unmotorized land vehicle or air conveyance of any shape or
form in any area, including roads or trails, not designated for its
use;
(11) To operate any motorized
water vehicle of any shape or form in freshwater environments, including bogs,
ponds, and streams, or marine waters, except as otherwise provided in the
boating rules of the department;
(12) To enter into, place any vessel or
material in or on, or otherwise disturb a lake or pond;
(13) To engage in commercial activities of
any kind in a natural area reserve without a written special-use permit from
the board or its authorized representative;
(14) To have or possess the following tools,
equipment, or implements: fishing gear or devices within Ahihi-Kinau natural
area reserve, including but not limited to any hook-and-line, rod, reel, spear,
trap, net, crowbar, or other device that may be used for the taking, injuring,
or killing of marine life; cutting or harvesting tools or gear, including but
not limited to chainsaws, axes, loppers, any mechanized or manual sawtooth
tool, seed pickers, or machete, that may be used for the taking, injuring, or
killing of plant life; and hunting gear or tools that may be used for the
taking, injuring, or killing of wildlife, except as permitted by the hunting
rules of the department;
(15) To
hike, conduct nature study, or conduct any activity with a group larger than
ten in size;
(16) To be present in
an area closed pursuant to section
13-209-4.5 or
after visiting hours established pursuant to section
13-209-4.6;
(17) To anchor any motorized or nonmotorized
water vehicle of any shape or form in the marine waters of Ahihi-Kinau natural
area reserve;
(18) To enter into
any cave, as defined in section
6D-1, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, or any portion thereof;
(19) To conduct any other activity
inconsistent with the purpose and intent of the natural area reserves
system.
(20)
To use or
possess narcotics or drugs except as provided by Federal or State laws. No
person shall enter or remain within the premises when under the influence of
alcohol or illegal narcotics or drugs.
(21)
To use or possess alcohol,
except with the written permission of the board or its authorized
representative.
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