(a) The special management area in each county shall be as shown on such maps filed with the authority as of June 8, 1977.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 205A-23

  • Agency: means any agency, board, commission, department, or officer of a county government or the state government, including the authority as defined in part II. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 205A-1
  • Authority: means the county planning commission, except in counties where the county planning commission is advisory only, in which case "authority" means the county council or such body as the council may by ordinance designate. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 205A-1
  • Coastal zone management area: means all lands of the State and the area extending seaward from the shoreline to the limit of the State's police power and management authority, including the United States territorial sea. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 205A-1
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Lead agency: means the office of planning and sustainable development. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 205A-1
  • Special management area: means the land extending inland from the shoreline as delineated on the maps filed with the authority as of June 8, 1977, or as amended pursuant to § 205A-23. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 205A-22
(b) On or before December 31, 1979, the authority shall review and pursuant to chapter 91, amend as necessary its special management area boundaries, to further the objectives and policies of this chapter, provided that any contraction of the special management area boundaries as provided for in subsection (a), shall be subject to lead agency review and determination as to compliance with the objectives and policies of this chapter and any guidelines enacted by the legislature. Copies of the existing and amended maps shall be filed with the authority and the lead agency.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the authority from amending its special management area boundary at any point in time; provided that the procedures and requirements outlined in subsection (b) shall be complied with and provided further that any future special management area boundary adjustments shall be restricted to the coastal zone management area.

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