REQUESTING GOOGLE MAPS, APPLE MAPS, AND SIMILAR DIGITAL MAPPING AND NAVIGATION PLATFORMS TO REMOVE, MODIFY, OR RESTRICT THE PUBLIC IDENTIFICATION, LABELING, AND PROMOTION OF HAZARDOUS COASTAL FEATURES, INCLUDING MERMAID CAVES.

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The Hawaii House approved a concurrent resolution urging digital mapping services to remove or modify listings that identify hazardous coastal features, including the Mermaid Caves on O‘ahu. It asks the Department of Land and Natural Resources to work with counties and emergency responders to provide safety data supporting the request. The measure clarifies it does not limit lawful shoreline access, traditional practices, news reporting, academic research, or historical reference.

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