(a) No commercial vendor shall preset commercial beach equipment on any beach under the jurisdiction of the department unless the customer is physically present for the immediate use of the commercial beach equipment. The commercial vendor shall expeditiously remove the commercial beach equipment after the customer has finished using it.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-3.5

  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) The department may authorize exemptions to subsection (a) through rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91.
(c) Any commercial vendor who violates subsection (a) shall be subject to an administrative fine of:

(1) $5,000 for a first offense;
(2) $10,000 for a second offense; and
(3) $15,000 for a third or subsequent offense.
(d) This section shall apply to beaches:

(1) Under the jurisdiction of the department, including private beaches in which the State has an easement or other property interest; and
(2) Within a county with a population of more than:

(A) Nine hundred thousand; or
(B) One hundred thousand but fewer than one hundred eighty thousand.

This section shall not apply to private beaches in which the State has no property interest.

(e) As used in this section:

“Commercial beach equipment” means recreational equipment for rent, including chairs, umbrellas, surfboards, paddleboards, kayaks, and other non-motorized watercraft equipment.

“Preset” means to set up or have physically ready for use commercial beach equipment by a commercial vendor.

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