The stand-up paddling buoys installed at Ala Moana Beach Park last year will stay in place until further notice, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources announced.

The state installed the seven buoys for about $1,400 last year to separate swimmers from stand-up paddlers and reduce the risk of injury from collisions. The buoys were initially installed as a temporary measure subject to feedback from users and an evaluation by the state.

“The key to the solution has always been in users regulating themselves, users giving each other the freedom to enjoy the waterway,” said William Aila, Department of Land and Natural Resources chairman. “We were able to gain voluntary compliance without needing (to) adopt rules that could have excluded users from sharing a treasured resource.”

Aila asked frequent users of the stand-up paddling corridor to mentor new users to use the corridor and give swimmers the right of way, while reminding swimmers to be aware of their surroundings and be responsible for their own safety.

The department also urged ocean users to avoid clinging to the buoys, which are not designed as floatation devices.