(a) The following fees apply for entrance to the Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve:
(1) For nonresidents of Hawaii, 13 years of age and older, to enter the lower preserve (beyond the scenic lookout): $25.00 per person.
(2) For vehicles entering the preserve, the following parking fees apply:
(A) For vehicles operated by residents of Hawaii: $1.00; and
(B) For vehicles operated by nonresidents of Hawaii: $3.00;
provided that the parking fees specified in this subdivision must be refunded for all vehicles departing from the preserve within 15 minutes of their entry.
(3) For licensed motor carriers entering the preserve, the following fees apply:
(A) For motor vehicles that can accommodate 1 to 7 passengers: $10.00;
(B) For motor vehicles that can accommodate 8 to 25 passengers: $20.00; and
(C) For motor vehicles that can accommodate 26 or more passengers: $40.00;
provided that the fees specified in this subdivision do not apply to a taxicab unless the vehicle may also be operated as a licensed motor carrier.
For the purposes of this subdivision, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
Common Carrier by Motor Vehicle. Has the same meaning as defined in HRS § 271-4, as it may be amended or superseded.
Contract Carrier by Motor Vehicle. Has the same meaning as defined in HRS § 271-4, as it may be amended or superseded.
Licensed Motor Carrier. A motor carrier with a current certificate of public convenience and necessity or permit issued by the public utilities commission authorizing the transportation of persons.
Motor Carrier. Includes both a common carrier by motor vehicle and a contract carrier by motor vehicle.
Motor Vehicle. Has the meaning same as defined in HRS § 271-4, as it may be amended or superseded.
Taxicab. Has the same meaning as defined in § 36-1.1(2), as it may be amended or superseded.
(b) The director may waive the fees in subsection (a) and allow entry of any person to the Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve as part of an educational or promotional program or package made available or authorized by the city.
(c) Customers of a commercial scuba diving and snorkeling permittee and the permittee shall pay the fees in subsection (a), if applicable.
(d) Hawaiians entering the Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve to exercise their traditional and customary rights for subsistence, cultural, and religious purposes shall be exempt from paying the fees in subsections (a)(1) and (2), or both; provided that nothing in this subsection shall be construed as allowing activities that may be otherwise prohibited by the State law or the administrative rules of the State department of land and natural resources. For purposes of this section, “Hawaiian” has the same meaning as defined in HRS § 11-1.
(1990 Code, Ch. 10, Art. 2, § 10-2.11) (Added by Ord. 96-19; Am. Ords. 03-10, 09-20, 20-32; 21-17)