Ocean Recreation; Sailboards Prohibits operators of sailboards
from approaching within 200 feet of a swimmer or surfer in the
ocean. TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL
FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SAILBOARDS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. The legislature
finds that surfers and swimmers using Hawaii's oceans for
recreation face a danger from operators of sailboards and
kiteboards. Sailboarders and kiteboarders often operate their
craft at high speeds in areas crowded with surfers and swimmers.
Kiteboards and sailboards are much heavier and faster and could
cause serious injury if they were to collide with a swimmer or
surfer. The purpose of this Act is to ensure water safety by
prohibiting the operator of a sailboard or kiteboard from
approaching within two hundred feet of a swimmer or surfer in
the water. SECTION 2. Chapter 200, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding a new section to part II to be appropriately
designated and to read as follows: "Â§20