Anchorage Areas

Displays the locations of anchorage areas and non-anchorage areas for the State of Hawaiʻi as recorded on NOAA nautical charts. These are offshore areas outside of harbors where ships and boats can lie at anchor; many offer natural shelter from the effects of storms. Some anchorage areas have usage restrictions while others are prohibited entirely. The following icons are used to indicate anchorage areas on the map. Click on any of the icons on the map to get further information. Some anchorage areas are also dilimited on the map by the total area they encompass (a circle or rectangle), whose colors also match those of these icons:

permitted  restricted  prohibited 

source: Hawaiʻi Statewide GIS Program

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