Some progress has been made in Maui County and the State of Hawaii to reduce the impact of many of these activities. For example, large-scale sand mining was prohibited in 1986. In 1990, the Maui County Planning Department revised the shoreline setback rules to require some building setbacks to be based on average lot depth. Recently, DLNR's Division of Aquatic Resources in cooperation with the University of Hawaii's Marine Option Program has installed day-use moorings at a few popular snorkel and dive sites (e.g. Molokini) to reduce the amount of anchor damage to coral reefs. While these recent efforts have had a positive impact, much more action is needed.
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