On a day when a surf swell hit O‘ahu's south shores, the state's Department of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR) police enforced the body surfers only rule at Point Panic. There is a zone marked by two orange and white poles (background) where it's reserved for body surfing only between the poles. All other types of surfing must be done outside (west) of the zone. When the DNLR police showed up, they chirped their siren and made announcements over their loudspeaker.
A body boarder told me that violators can be cited with a $150 fine plus board confiscation. To get the board back, violators had to go to court.
In all of the times I've gone to Point Panic to photograph surfers, this was the first time I've seen the DLNR police enforce the body surfing zone.
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