Hawaii Coastal Use Mapping Project – Use Definitions List – February 2011
Non-Extractive / Recreational Ocean Uses Use type Includes Excludes Camping All overnight camping for fishing or recreational Fishing-focused overnight use purposes, as well as homeless encampments, whether permitted or non-permitted
Charter Boating and Dolphin tours, whale-watching tours, scenic tours, and Non-commercial activities Mammal Watching bare boat rentals
Charter Diving and Diving and snorkeling activities organized through a Swimming, speardiving or extractive activities, and Snorkeling commercial operator, including vessel and shore-based non-commercial diving and snorkeling SCUBA, SNUBA, snorkel, freediving, and kayak snorkel tours, including rentals
Non-Charter Diving and Shore-based and vessel-based SCUBA, snorkel, and Research, spearfishing, extractive activities, trolling, or Snorkeling free-diving activities that are not for the purpose of commercial activities fishing or gathering
Non-Motorized, Non- Outrigger canoe paddling (individual or team), racing, Commercial boating activities, use of motorized Charter Boating paddle-driven kayaking, kayak-based snorkeling or vessels, and surf-style SUP freediving, and flatwater stand-up paddleboarding (SUP)
Surfing Surfing, surf-style SUP, windsurfing, kite surfing, and Flatwater SUP boogie-boarding
Swimming Racing, general exercise, and triathlons (individual or Freediving, snorkeling, or wading team)
Thrill Craft and High- Parasailing tours, use of jet boats, jet skis, motorized Non-motorized vessels Speed Activities kayaks, and coastal off-roading
Hawaii Coastal Use Mapping Project – Use Definitions List – February 2011
Extractive Ocean Uses Use type Includes Excludes Aquarium Collecting All gear types to collect fish and invertebrates for Collection for species to be eaten and/or sold as food aquarium purposes, as well as shrimp to feed tropical fish
Gill Nets Fishing using gill net, cross net, barricade net, lay net Aquarium collection, surround net or throw net fishing and drift net
Net Fishing from a Boat Surround net, ‘ōpelu net, bag net, Kona crab net, and Throw nets and gill nets lobster net
Pole and Line Fishing from Boat-based bottom fishing, trolling, pole and line, and Pole and line fishing from shore a Boat handlining (both commercial and non-commercial operations)
Pole and Line Fishing from Shore-based dunking, whipping, bamboo, and fly Pole and line fishing from a boat Shore fishing activities (both commercial and non- commercial operations)
Spearfishing Freediving and SCUBA in-water use of spear (gun, 3- Shoreline gathering with a spear prong)
Shoreline Gathering Shoreline gathering of (most) invertebrates and limu Harvesting lobsters or diving on the reef
Throw Nets Any type of throw net Aquarium collection, ‘ōpelu /akule fishing, and gill or lay nets