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Committee backs study of carrying capacity at Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor after operators and residents testify
Summary
Lawmakers advanced SB 4-65 directing DLNR to study carrying capacity at Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor on Kauai amid safety, parking and ecosystem concerns raised by residents and officials.
The Senate Committee on Water and Land voted Feb. 10 to advance a bill directing the Department of Land and Natural Resources to study the carrying capacity of Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor on Kauai (SB 4-65).
Proponents said the harbor now holds about 60% of the island’s commercial boat permits and that a gap in permitting rules lets operators expand vessel capacity without additional state review. Taryn Dizon, testifying by Zoom for local interests, said…
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