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HAWAIދI REVISED STATUTES §205A-2 Coastal zone management program; objectives and policies. (a) The objectives and policies in this section shall apply to all parts of this chapter. (b) Objectives. (1) Recreational resources; (A) Provide coastal recreational opportunities accessible to the public. (2) Historic resources; (A) Protect, preserve, and, where desirable, restore those natural and manmade historic and prehistoric resources in the coastal zone management area that are significant in Hawaiian and American history and culture. (3) Scenic and open space resources; (A) Protect, preserve, and, where desirable, restore or improve the quality of coastal scenic and open space resources. (4) Coastal ecosystems; (A) Protect valuable coastal ecosystems , including reefs, beaches and coastal dunes, from disruption and minimize adverse impacts on all coastal ecosystems. (5) Economic uses; (A) Provide public or private facilities and improvements important to the State's economy in suitable locations. (6) Coastal hazards; (A) Reduce hazard to life and property from coastal hazards. (7) Managing development; (A) Improve the development review process, communication, and public participation in the management of coastal resources and hazards. (8) Public participation; (A) Stimulate public awareness, education, and participation in coastal management. (9) Beach and coastal dune protection; (A) Protect beaches and coastal dunes for: (i) Public use and recreation; (ii) The benefit of coastal ecosystems; and (iii) Use as natural buffers against coastal hazards; and (B) Coordinate and fund beach management and protection. (10) Marine and coastal resources; (A) Promote the protection, use, and development of marine and coastal resourcesto assure their sustainability. (c) Policies. (1) Recreational resources; (A) Improve coordination and funding of coastal recreational planning and management; and (B) Provide adequate, accessible, and diverse recreational opportunities in the coastal zone management area by: (i) Protecting coastal resources uniquely suited for recreational activitiesthat cannot be provided in other areas; (ii) Requiring restoration of coastal resources that have significant recreational and ecosystem value, including but not limited to coral reefs, surfing sites, fishponds, sand beaches, and coastal dunes, when these resources will be unavoidably damaged by development; or requiring monetary compensation to the State for recreation when restoration is not feasible or desirable; (iii) Providing and managing adequate public access, consistent with conservation of natural resources, to and along shorelines with recreational value;