Haw. Code R. § 13-245-3 - Waterway markers
(a) Waterway
markers used on the waters of the State shall be as provided in subsections (b)
and (c).
(b) State aids to
navigation.
(1) A red buoy or sign shall
indicate that side of a channel to be kept to the right of a vessel when
entering the channel from the main water body or when proceeding
upstream.
(2) A green buoy or sign
shall indicate that side of a channel to be kept to the left of a vessel when
entering the channel from the main water body or when proceeding
upstream.
(3) Buoys or signs as
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall normally be used in pairs and only
for the purpose of marking a clearly defined channel.
(4) A red and white vertically striped buoy
or sign shall indicate the center of a navigable waterway.
(5) State aids to navigation shall be
numbered or lettered for identification. Red buoys and signs marking channels
shall be identified with even numbers, and green buoys and signs marking
channels shall be identified with odd numbers, the numbers increasing from the
main water body or as the buoys and signs proceed upstream. Buoys and signs
indicating the center of a waterway will be identified by letters of the
alphabet. All numbers and letters used to identify state aids to navigation
shall be preceded by the letters "HA".
(6) Letters and numerals used with state aids
to navigation shall be red or green, compatible with the color of the aid but
of a deeper hue, block characters of good proportion, and spaced in a manner
which will provide maximum legibility.
(7) The shapes of state aids to navigation
shall be compatible with the shapes established by Coast Guard regulations for
the equivalent Coast Guard aids to navigation.
(8) Where reflectorized materials are used, a
red reflector shall be used on a red buoy, and a green reflector on a green
buoy. On red and white vertically striped buoys, reflectors, if used, shall be
red and white.
(c)
Regulatory markers.
(1) A diamond shape of
international orange with a white center shall indicate danger. The nature of
the danger may be indicated by words or a well-known abbreviation in black
letters inside the diamond shape, or above or below it on the white
background.
(2) A diamond shape of
international orange with a cross of the same color within it against a white
center shall indicate a zone from which all vessels are excluded.
(3) A circle of international orange with a
white center shall indicate a control or restriction. The nature of the control
or restriction shall be indicated by words, numerals, or well-known
abbreviations in black letters inside the circle. Any additional explanation
may be given above or below, or both, it in black letters on a white
background.
(d) Guide
markers. A rectangular shape of international orange with a white center shall
indicate information, other than that concerning danger, a control, or
restriction, which may contribute to health, safety or well-being of persons
using state waterways. The message shall be presented within the rectangle in
black letters.
(e) Colors and
composition. Letters or numerals used with regulatory or guide markers shall be
black, in block characters of good proportion, spaced in a manner which shall
provide maximum legibility, and of a size which shall provide the necessary
degree of visibility. Where reflectorized materials are used on regulatory or
guide markers, international orange reflectors only may be used to show the
geometric shapes described above; any other reflectors used shall be
white.
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