The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-25
licenses
FOR ISLAND CRAFT
Failure TO Obtain Them BY Next
Friday Win Tie Boats Up;
All Vessels Are Affected

While heretofore IL has been com
pulsory for sampans operating in these
waters to be licensed and registered BY
the TERRITORIAL government and, otheT
boats 30 secure a permit from the har,
bormaster through the harboT board,
all vessels now operating in the four,
teentb naval district must be licensed
by the federal government on or be,
fore January l..
Applications may be obtained with.
out cost at the naval station, Homo,
lulu, and should be completed and re.
turned to that office not later THAI
next Friday. All vessels failing to-
comply with the order before the first
Of the year will be prohibited from
operating in these waters until such
time as they procure the necessary Il.
cense. These boats will be licensed by
the government entirely without cost.
for ii is merely the desire of the au-
thorities TO place double check on
owners of such vessels, that they may
be assured none will ~ any way assist
the enemy in the destrfetion Of ship
ping and plotting against Island in
dustries t,g y
The district order for the licensing
of vessels operating in local waters
which is signed by Capt. George r.
Clark; ,commandant Of the Pearl Hars
Dor Naval Station, follows;
The Order
h, ]. BY direction of the secretary Of
the navy, all vessels except as stated
below, With power or sail, engaged in
the navigation Of waters comprised in
the fourteenth Naval District must be
licensed The fourteenth Naval Dis
trict comprises the waters within the
limits as follows: 4
3. (a) Hawaiian Section---All waters
directly surrounding the islands of Ha-
vail Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, La.
mai, Niihau and Kahoolawe,
p (b) Samoan Section--Ameriean Sa
moa.
.. Steamers and sailing craft whose
destinations take them to the main
land and to the Orient and southern
Pacific Islands are excepted. All yes
sells shall be registered at the, Office of
the commandment at the naval station,
Pearl Harbor, or Tutuila, Samoa. The
officer in charge of the naval station,
Honolulu, will be responsible for the
registering of vessels at the port of
Honolulu. The harbormakter will be
responsible for registering vessels EN-
plOyed habitually in the waters Of Pearl
Harbor. The Commanding officer Of
the district patrol vessel I" Hermes''
will have charge of the licensing of
boats on the islands outside OF Oahu
and on the Island of Oahu outside of
the ports of Honolulu and Pearl Har-
Dor The commandant of the naval
station, Tutuila, Samoa, win have
charge of licenses issued in American
Samoa. . tA 49, as.1t
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3. All vessels operating in Pearl
Harbor win be assigned a number up
on registering, which must be painted
at all times on both sides Of the vessel,
near the bow, in. white figures, not
less than six inches high on a dark
background, followed by the letters
ZIP H, /" of the same size. All vessels
operating outside of Pearl Harbor and
in the Inter-Island trade will be as
signed number which must be kept
painted at all times on both sides of.
the vessel, in white figures, not less
than six inches high, on dark back
ground, preceded by the letter "D"I
of the same size. Vessels operating in
Samoa will be registered in accordance
with instructions issued by the com
mandant at Tutuila, Samoa. E..T|
4. Applications must be fled with
the commandant. Licenses will be
signed by the commandment. Persons
taking out licenses must submit salts.
factory references as to citizenship,
loyalty and intention. Licenses must
be carried on board vessels for which
issued. The commandant has no in.
tention of placing any undue restrie
tions on traffic but must be cognizant
of the character of the vessels on navi
eating the waters of the fourteenth
Naval District. Any master of yes
sefor other person within the vicinity
of the defensive sea area who violates
these regulations or fails to obey, to
stop or heave to or shall perform any
act threatening the efficiency of the
defenses may be detained therein by
force of arms and renders himself H.
able to prosecution. s-....
Subject To Port Rules .f- a. 4
8. Applications must contain the
name of the vessel, motor power, name
Of owner and his address, name Of com
manding officer, purpose for which the
vessel or boat is used and the location
of the boat when not in use. 4
6. Due notice is given, that after
January ], 1918, all vessels subject TO
these regulations found without an.
authorized number win be held until
claimed by the owners, who will be re
guired to register the boats. 4
-. All licenses issued to be subject
to the port regulations established by
local authorities. ...-. =: T.. =, 7 4.
g. No fishing is to be allowed in the
main entrance channel to Pearl HaT-
Dor and in the east lochs on both sides
of Ford Island. No fishing is allowed
on either side of the Waipio' Peninsula
on the waters adjacent to Ford Island
Puuloa and honolulu. No fishing is
allowed on the waters from Bishon
Point to the mouth of Halawa Creek
This indicates that fishing in Pearl Har.
bor is restricted to that above Kekan
Point, Honolulu, in the west loch; and
above q point from Peninsula Point,
Pearl City and Reckoning Point, Wal.
pho, in the middle Loeb; and from Pc.
ninsula Point, Pearl City, to the mouth
of Halawa Creek in the east loch out