§266-24 Enforcement. (a) Every state
and county officer charged with the enforcement of any law, statute, rule,
regulation, ordinance, or order, shall enforce and assist in the enforcement of
this chapter and of all rules and orders issued pursuant thereto, and in
carrying out the responsibilities hereunder, each shall be specifically
authorized to:
(1) Conduct any enforcement action hereunder in any
commercial harbor area and any area over which the department of transportation
and the director of transportation has jurisdiction under this chapter;
(2) Inspect and examine at reasonable hours any premises,
and the buildings and other structures thereon, where harbors or harbor
facilities are situated, or where harbor-related activities are operated or
conducted; and
(3) Serve notices and orders.
(b) The department of transportation, in the
name of the State, may enforce this chapter and the rules and orders issued
pursuant thereto by injunction or other legal process in the courts of the
State. [L 1967, c 68, §1; HRS §266-24; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 364, §2; am L
1988, c 62, §1; am L 1991, c 272, §12; am L 1996, c 128, §3 and c 296, §4; am L
2019, c 187, §3; am L 2021, c 183, §6; am L 2022, c 278, §44]
Notes of Decisions
Hawaiian Navigable Waters Pres. Soc'y v. Hawaii, 823 F. Supp. 766 (D. Haw. 1993).
· cites it 6× “Before the court are the state defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings or, in the alternative, for summary judgment; the motion of HNWPS for certification of a class of all persons who would be adversely affected by the regulations of the State; the motion of HNWPS to…”
Paul v. Dep't of Transp., State, 168 P.3d 546 (Haw. 2007).
· cites it 2× “1992) (pertaining to criminal records for pri- or convictions) that recognized “ ‘penal offense[s]’ for which no jail sentence may be imposed” but which, nonetheless, generated a criminal record, (2) in the fact that the legislature did not describe the penalties in HRS § 226-25…”
State v. Ford, 929 P.2d 78 (Haw. 1996).
· cites it 2× “Third, HRS § 266-24 (Supp.1992) vests in the state director of transportation and subordinates the power of police officers to enforce department of transportation rules.”
State v. Simeona, 864 P.2d 1109 (Haw. App. 1993).
· cites it 2× “Third, HRS § 266-24 (Supp. 1992) vests in the state director of transportation and subordinates the powers of police officers to enforce department of transportation rules.”
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