Seasonal Closures and Trespassing

Hawaii law designates the following dangerous operating practices as illegal.

Operating During Seasonal Closures is operating a PWC; engaging in parasailing, water sledding, or commercial high-speed boating; or operating a vessel towing a person water sledding or parasailing in specified areas between December 15 and May 15. These areas include the west and south shores of Maui, the waters off Haleiwa and in Maunalua Bay on Oahu, and in the waters of Kailua Bay, Kailua-Kona of Hawaii Island.

Trespassing on another person’s vessel is a misdemeanor.