A state Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement patrol boat prepares to inspect a small fishing boat off Maui's Keawakapu Beach Park. DOCARE officers on patrol regularly conduct safety inspections. As part of their wide-ranging duties, the officers are responsible for enforcing Hawaii's fishing and recreational boating laws and protecting reefs and other marine resources extending from the coastline to three miles out to sea and from the surface down to the ocean floor.
Photos by BRUCE ASATO | The Honolulu Advertiser