Safe Boating Week in Hawaii Runs From May 20-26, 2023 This local event coincides with the National Safe Boating Week celebration. The goal of this annual event is to encourage all boaters to enjoy our ocean waters and keep learning how to improve their boating skills. ISLAND OF OAHU The US Coast Guard (USCG) Auxiliary ...
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HAZARD TO NAVIGATION IN OUR WATERS Attention boaters, a section of a dock approximately 8×8′ in size has been sighted in our waters. It was last seen Sunday, 1/9/22, within three miles of land off the island of Oahu. Coordinates: 21 28.276 N; 157 47.344 W. It was described as being 1000 feet south of ...
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A NOTICE FOR OPERATORS OF SMALL BOATS <26′ Starting April 1st, 2021, operators of boats under 26′ long will be required to wear an engine cut-off switch link while riding on a plane or above displacement speed. Fines for non-compliance will start at $100. The Coast Guard will begin enforcing this law on 4/1/21 in ...
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IF YOU’RE ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR TURTLES, MAYBE YOU’VE SEEN SOME HAWKSBILLS! Click on an image to enlarge. Although rare to find, Hawaiian hawksbills (Eretmochelys imbricata) inhabit the same coastal waters with our more common green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas). If you’re lucky enough to discover one, please send your sighting information to Hawaiian ...
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You can play a part in documenting the presence of protected species in our waters. WANTED: REPORTS OF FALSE KILLER WHALES (AKA PILOT, BLACKFISH, PYGMY AND MELON HEADED WHALES), OCEANIC WHITETIP SHARKS, PELAGIC MANTA RAYS! If you see these animals please report them on your commercial fishing report, call 808-294-4260. Photos can be emailed to ...
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This is the story of one lucky honu (green sea turtle) who had a bad encounter with a vessel in waters off Kaua`i. Please click on this link and read on. If you care about turtles, whales and other sea life, please go slow in the shallows, post a second lookout on your boat ...
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THRILL CRAFT ACCESS TO SHORELINE IN HILO BAY RESTRICTED Effective 7/14/20, land access to the Waiakea Access Corridor along Hilo Bay (as described in HAR 13-256-141 ...
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Read More HILO BAY THRILL CRAFT ACCESS MODIFIED ) to launch thrill craft has been blocked off. Thrill craft operators should use the ramp at Wailoa Sampan ...
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Keehi Small Boat Harbor office will be closed to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Thursday, October 1, 2020 until further notice. Staff shortages have prompted the change. The office will be in operation but closed to the public so DOBOR staff can keep up with necessary paperwork and administrative duties to maintain harbor ...
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Important October 5, 2022 Update: Click here to view policy changes made by the U.S. Coast Guard regarding e-foil regulations. As Hawai`i State rules stand, as of today, an efoil is 1) a vessel, and should be registered; 2) not a thrill craft; 3) subject to carriage requirements for a Class A vessel like ...
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