The director shall adopt rules pursuant to HRS Chapter 91 to implement this chapter and HRS Chapter 205A, Part III. The rules:
(1) May identify high-quality sandy beaches that should be preserved;
(2) May include guidelines or prohibitions relating to the types of shore protection structures that may or may not be permitted on high-quality beaches and other beaches;
(3) May, after the initial determination of the average annual rate of coastal erosion on March 9, 2023*, update the determination of the average annual rate of coastal erosion as necessary to reflect updated data in the Hawaii Shoreline Study web map; and
(4) Must set forth the procedures and informational requirements by which a property owner may submit an application requesting approval of an alternative coastal erosion rate methodology and data if the property owner believes the annual erosion rate applicable to the zoning lot does accurately represent the actual erosion rate for that zoning lot.
(1990 Code, Ch. 23, Art. 1, § 23-1.16) (Added by Ord. 92-34) (Am. Ord. 23-3)
Editor’s note:
*“March 9, 2023” is substituted for “the effective date of this ordinance.”