The authority is designated the special management area authority and is authorized to carry out the objectives, policies and procedures of this part.
HRS § 205A-27
As the Kauai planning commission was statutorily mandated to give effect to the policies and objectives of the coastal zone management act, the planning commission had authority to reconsider and the implied authority to modify a validly issued special management area use permit. 104 H. 173, 86 P.3d 982.