Department of transportation; harbors; jurisdiction
HRS §266-1
in effect266-1. Department of transportation; harbors; jurisdiction
All commercial harbors and roadsteads, and all commercial harbor and waterfront improvements belonging to or controlled by the State, and all vessels and shipping within the commercial harbors and roadsteads shall be under the care and control of the department of transportation.
For the purpose of this chapter,
"commercial harbor" means a harbor or off-shore mooring facility
which is primarily for the movement of commercial cargo, passenger and fishing
vessels entering, leaving, or traveling within the State, and facilities and
supporting services for loading, off-loading, and handling of cargo,
passengers, and vessels.
[L 1911, c 163, §1; am L 1915, c 169, §1; ratified,
March 28, 1916, c 54, 39 Stat 39; RL 1925, §832; RL 1935, §1730; am L 1941, c
142, §1; RL 1945, §4981; am L 1951, c 22, §1; RL 1955, §112-1; am L Sp 1959 2d,
c 1, §26; HRS §266-1; am L 1985, c 104, §1; am L 1986, c 57, §1; am L 1991, c
272, §8]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0266/HRS_0266-0001.htmFetched: 11/10/2026