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HI Rev Stat § 200-24 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|200. Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs|200-24 Rules.

  §200-24 Rules. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to implement the policy and purpose of this part, and to classify vessels into appropriate categories and classes.  The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 with respect to the following:  (1) The registration and numbering of vessels;  (2) The operation, use, and equipment of vessels on or in the waters of the State;  (3) The conduct of persons involved in boating accidents and in the reporting of accidents and other casualties and losses to the department; and  (4) The designation of areas of the waters of the State and time periods during which thrill craft may be operated, and waters on or above which, and time periods during which, persons may engage in parasailing, commercial high speed boating, and water sledding; provided that in designating the areas, the department shall use the official recommendation of the National Marine Fisheries Service with regard to the protection of protected marine life and habitats in adopting rules to implement this section, except as otherwise provided by law. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 200-25 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|200. Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs|200-25 Fines and penalties.

  §200-25 Fines and penalties. Any person violating this part, or any rule adopted pursuant to this part, shall be fined not less than $50 and not more than $1,000 or sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than thirty days, or both, for each violation; provided that in addition to, or as a condition to the suspension of, the fines and penalties, the environmental court may deprive the offender of the privilege of operating any vessel, including but not limited to any thrill craft or vessel engaged in parasailing or water sledding, in the waters of the State for a period of not more than thirty days. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2; am L 1997, c 204, §2; am L 2014, c 218, §8]
HI Rev Stat § 200-26 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|200. Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs|200-26 Arrest or citation.

  §200-26 Arrest or citation. (a) Except when required by state law to take immediately before a district judge a person arrested for a violation of any provision of this part, including any rule adopted pursuant to this part, any person authorized to enforce this part, hereinafter referred to as an enforcement officer, upon arresting a person for violation of any provision of this part, including any rule adopted pursuant to this part, in the discretion of the enforcement officer, shall either:  (1) Issue to the purported violator a summons or citation, printed in the form described, warning the purported violator to appear and answer to the charge against the purported violator at a certain place and at a time within seven days after such arrest; or  (2) Take the purported violator without unnecessary delay before a district judge.  (b) The summons or citation shall be printed in a form comparable to the form of other summonses and citations used for arresting offenders and shall be designed to provide for inclusion of all necessary information. The form and content of such summons or citation shall be adopted or prescribed by the district courts.  The original of the summons or citation shall be given to the purported violator and the other copy or copies distributed in the manner prescribed by the district courts; provided that the district courts may prescribe alternative methods of distribution for the original and any other copies.  Summonses and citations shall be consecutively numbered and the carbon copy or copies of each shall bear the same number.  (c) Any person who fails to appear at the place and within the time specified in the summons or citation issued to the person by the enforcement officer, upon the person's arrest for violation of any provision of this part, including any rule adopted pursuant to this part, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.  In the event any person fails to comply with a summons or citation issued to that person, or if any person fails or refuses to deposit bail as required, the enforcement officer shall cause a complaint to be entered against that person and secure the issuance of a warrant for the person's arrest.  (d) When a complaint is made to any prosecuting officer of the violation of any provision of this part, including any rule adopted thereunder, the enforcement officer who issued the summons or citation shall subscribe to it under oath administered by another official of the department whose name has been submitted to the prosecuting officer and who has been designated by the chairperson to administer the same. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 200-27 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|200. Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs|200-27 Police reports.

  §200-27 Police reports. For the purpose of enforcement, it shall be incumbent upon the director of public safety and the police chief of each county to transmit to the department a copy of every investigation report submitted by the director of public safety and the police chief's subordinate officers which relate to boating accidents or the theft, loss, or recovery of vessels required to be registered and numbered pursuant to section 200-31. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 200-28 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|200. Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs|200-28 Duty of operator involved in, and at the scene of, a boating accident; limitations on liability.

  §200-28 Duty of operator involved in, and at the scene of, a boating accident; limitations on liability. (a) An operator involved in a boating accident, if and so far as the operator can do so without serious danger to the operator's own vessel, or person aboard, shall render such assistance as may be practicable and necessary to other persons and any property in order to save them from danger caused by the accident. The operator shall also make every reasonable effort to identify oneself by giving the operator's name and address and the identification of the vessel the operator was operating to:  (1) All persons injured;  (2) All owners of properties damaged; and  (3) All operators of other vessels involved in the accident. It shall further be the operator's duty to reasonably cooperate with all duly authorized personnel of governmental agencies investigating the accident.  (b) Any person who renders assistance in compliance with subsection (a) and any person who in good faith without remuneration or expectation of remuneration renders assistance at the scene of a vessel collision, accident, or other casualty without objection of any person assisted, shall not be liable for any civil damages resulting from the person's acts or omissions in providing or arranging towage, medical treatment, or other assistance, except for damages as may result from the person's gross negligence or wanton acts or omissions. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 200-29 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|200. Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs|200-29 Accident reports by operators; confidential nature.

  §200-29 Accident reports by operators; confidential nature. The operator of:  (1) Any vessel involved in a boating accident in the waters of the State; and  (2) Any vessel required to be registered, or registered, with the department and involved in a boating accident in any waters, shall file a written report with the department truthfully setting forth all relevant information required by the department; provided that the report need not be filed with the department where the operator is required by federal laws and requirements to report the accident to the Coast Guard.  The department shall transmit information of all boating accidents to the Coast Guard as may be requested by the agency for compilation, analysis, and publication of statistics.  The accident reports required by this section shall be used only to enable the department and the Coast Guard to make findings with respect to the causes of accidents and recommendations for their prevention, and to compile information for use in making statistical reports; except that the accident reports may also be used in the prosecution of the filing of false accident reports. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 200-30 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|200. Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs|200-30 Reciprocal agreements and courtesy.

  §200-30 Reciprocal agreements and courtesy. The department may enter into, amend, revise, suspend, or revoke reciprocal agreements or arrangements with appropriate and duly authorized agencies of other jurisdictions whereby vessels properly numbered and equipped under the laws and regulations of this State are granted the same or substantially similar privileges, exemptions, and benefits enjoyed by vessels properly registered and equipped in such other jurisdictions in exchange for substantially similar privileges, exemptions, and benefits granted to properly registered and equipped vessels from other jurisdictions by the State. The department by appropriate rules may define the extent and nature of privileges, exemptions, and benefits which may be extended, as a matter of courtesy, to vessels properly numbered and equipped in other jurisdictions not covered by reciprocal agreements or arrangements.  Notwithstanding the preceding language of this section, the department shall recognize the validity of a number awarded to any vessel by:  (1) Another state under a numbering system approved by the Coast Guard under appropriate federal laws and requirements; or  (2) By the Coast Guard, for a period of at least sixty days. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 200-31 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|200. Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs|200-31 Vessels required to be registered and numbered.

  §200-31 Vessels required to be registered and numbered. (a) Every undocumented vessel shall be registered and numbered before its use or operation on or in the waters of the State on an annual basis in accordance with the rules of the department except:  (1) Foreign vessels temporarily using the waters of this State;  (2) Public vessels of the United States;  (3) Ships' life boats; and  (4) Other vessels exempted by the department, if federal laws and requirements permit the department to exempt the vessels.  (b) No vessel registration shall be renewed or transferred if:  (1) The registered owner is delinquent in payment of any moneys due and payable to the department;  (2) The registered owner has pending a citation for violation of any of the department's rules; or  (3) The registered owner's vessel is an abandoned vessel, grounded vessel, derelict vessel, unauthorized vessel, or vessel impounded under section 200-16. All fees and charges relating to the vessel impound as well as any other fees associated with the vessel shall be paid in full prior to the vessel registration being renewed or transferred. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2; am L 2013, c 121, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 200-32 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|200. Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs|200-32 Fees and charges.

  §200-32 Fees and charges. (a) Except for vessels for which fees and charges are provided in subsection (b), the department shall assess and collect from the owner of each vessel required to be registered and numbered by section 200-31, the following fees and charges:  (1) Initial annual registration fee. For the issuance of an original certificate:  (A) For each vessel less than twenty feet in length, $13;  (B) For each vessel twenty feet or more in length, $25; and  (C) For each amphibious vehicle licensed as a motor vehicle, $15;  (2) Annual certificate renewal fee. For the annual renewal of a certificate:  (A) For each vessel less than twenty feet in length, $10;  (B) For each vessel twenty feet or more in length, $15; and  (C) For each amphibious vehicle licensed as a motor vehicle, $10;  (3) Reregistration fee. For the reregistration of a vessel, after a certificate has been canceled or voided, the appropriate amount provided in paragraph (1);  (4) Transfer fee. For the transfer of a certificate, $5;  (5) Certificate and registration sticker replacement fee. For the issuance of a replacement certificate or a replacement set of vessel registration stickers, $5;  (6) Certificate modification fee. For modifying a certificate, $5;  (7) Penalty charges for late registration, etc. For each month or fraction thereof that a registration, renewal, reregistration, or transfer is delinquent, one-tenth of the appropriate fee shall be added to the normal fee, and the department may take such other enforcement action it deems appropriate; and  (8) Exemptions. The department may reasonably establish, by rules, exemptions from the fees required by this section.  (b) For vessels owned by or operated under the custody or control of a boat manufacturer or boat dealer, the manufacturer or dealer shall pay, in lieu of the fees and charges provided for in subsection (a):  (1) Boat manufacturer and boat dealer annual certificate fee. For each certificate, a fee of $20;  (2) Annual certificate renewal fee. For the annual renewal of a certificate, a fee of $15;  (3) Certificate reissuance. For the reissuance of a certificate after a certificate has been canceled or voided, a fee of $20; and  (4) Certificate and registration sticker replacement fee. For the replacement of a certificate or registration sticker, a fee of $5. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 200-33 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|200. Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs|200-33 Future fee and charge increases or decreases.

  §200-33 Future fee and charge increases or decreases. Notwithstanding section 200-32, all future fee and charge increases or decreases for vessels required to be registered and numbered pursuant to section 200-31 or for vessels owned by or operated under the custody of a boat manufacturer or boat dealer shall be established by rules adopted by the department pursuant to chapter 91. Fees and charges established pursuant to this section shall supersede the fees and charges set forth in section 200-32. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 200-34 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|200. Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs|200-34 Disposition of revenues.

  §200-34 Disposition of revenues. All fees and penalties collected pursuant to sections 200-10, 200-14, 200-14.5, 200-25, and 200-32, and all fees and penalties established by rules adopted pursuant to sections 200-4 and 200-24, shall be deposited in the boating special fund. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2; am L 2005, c 126, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 200-35 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|200. Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs|200-35 Uniformity.

  §200-35 Uniformity. This part shall be interpreted and construed in the manner best able to effectuate the general purposes of attaining uniformity in the laws of the State, and with the laws of other states and the United States. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 200-36 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|200. Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs|200-36 Preemption of local law and special rules.

  §200-36 Preemption of local law and special rules. If any ordinance or rule of any county of the State conflicts or is inconsistent with this part or with the rules adopted pursuant thereto, the ordinance or rule shall be void.  Any county of the State, at any time, may make formal request to the chairperson for the department to adopt special rules with reference to the operation and use of vessels on any waters within its jurisdiction. The request shall set forth the reasons which make these special rules necessary or appropriate.  The department may make special rules with reference to the operation and use of vessels on any waters of the State as may be reasonably necessary to implement the declared policy of section 200-21. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 200-37.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|200. Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs|200-37.5 Emergency communication devices.

  §200-37.5 Emergency communication devices. (a) It shall be unlawful to operate in the waters of the State beyond one mile of shore, any:  (1) Vessel required to be registered by the State or documented by the United States Coast Guard; or  (2) Manual or sail-propelled vessel not required to be registered by the State or documented by the United States Coast Guard, unless the vessel is equipped with a properly functioning fixed mount or handheld marine VHF-FM radio (156-162 MHz band) or emergency position indicating radio beacon.  Canoes, thrill craft, surfboards, and paddleboards shall be exempt from this section. Kayaks and training sailboats shall be exempt from this section when accompanied by at least one vessel that complies with this section.  (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 200-25, any person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $100 for each separate offense. Each day of each violation constitutes a separate offense. Any action taken to impose or collect the fine provided by this section shall be considered a civil action.  (c) As used in this section, an "emergency position indicating radio beacon" is an electronic device that, when activated, transmits a distress call on a designated emergency frequency to a radio or satellite receiver and is used by rescue personnel to locate the position of the signal. Emergency position indicating radio beacons shall be approved by the Federal Communications Commission and COSPAS-SARSAT, an international search and rescue organization. The 406 MHz class of emergency position indicating radio beacons shall be registered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The applicable United States Coast Guard regulations relating to emergency position indicating radio beacons shall prevail for commercial vessels. [L 2003, c 54, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 200-38 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|200. Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs|200-38 Ocean recreation management areas.

  §200-38 Ocean recreation management areas. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no commercial operator shall operate a thrill craft, engage in parasailing, water sledding, or commercial high speed boating, operate a motorized vessel towing a person engaged in parasailing, or operate a motor vessel towing a person engaged in water sledding during all weekends and state and federal holidays on Oahu in Maunalua Bay from Kawaihoa (Portlock) Point to Wailupe Peninsula and commercial zones a, b, and c.  (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, all commercial ocean recreation activities shall be prohibited on all Sundays on Oahu in Maunalua Bay.  (c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no person shall operate a thrill craft, engage in parasailing, operate a motorized vessel towing a person engaged in parasailing, engage in commercial water sledding or commercial high speed boating, or operate a commercial motor vessel towing a person engaged in water sledding between December 15 and May 15 of each year in the waters of west and south Maui from Pu`u Ola`i to Hawea Point.  (d) The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to further implement this section. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2; am L 1993, c 317, § §3(3), 7; am L 1998, c 4, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 200-39 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|200. Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs|200-39 Kaneohe Bay ocean use activities; permits; restrictions.

  §200-39 Kaneohe Bay ocean use activities; permits; restrictions. (a) For the purposes of this section, "ocean use activities" means commercial operation of thrill craft, high speed boating, parasailing, water sledding, sailing and snorkeling tours, glassbottom boat tours, or any other similar commercial ocean recreation activity for hire.  (b) Any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, no person shall operate thrill craft, parasailing, water sledding, or commercial high speed boating unless the person meets the requirements of section 200-37 and all rules adopted by the department that regulate or restrict these activities.  (c) Permits issued by the department for the commercial operation of ocean use activities in Kaneohe Bay shall be limited to the number and locations, by permit type and vessel and passenger capacity, provided in the Kaneohe Bay master plan developed pursuant to Act 208, Session Laws of Hawaii 1990, until applicable rules consistent with the master plan are adopted by the department; provided that the passenger capacity for snorkeling tours and glassbottom boat tours shall be set through rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91. No thrill craft permit may be transferred after June 21, 1998; provided that transfers of permits may be made at any time between family members.  (d) On Sundays and federal holidays, all commercial ocean use activities shall be prohibited.  (e) All rules adopted by the department with regard to Kaneohe Bay shall be drafted in consultation with the Kaneohe Bay regional council. For those provisions of the Kaneohe Bay master plan previously adopted by the legislature, the rules adopted by the department shall be in accordance with those provisions. Notwithstanding subsection (c) to the contrary, if the department determines for safety or environmental protection reasons that a permitted use should be relocated, the department may relocate the permitted use and the department shall have discretion to permit vessel substitution with a similar length vessel; provided that the increase is not greater than ten per cent of the current vessel length.  For those provisions of the Kaneohe Bay master plan developed pursuant to Act 208, Session Laws of Hawaii 1990, not previously adopted by the legislature, the master plan shall be used as the recommended guideline in the adoption and implementation of rules with regard to the regulation of all activities in Kaneohe Bay. [L 1993, c 317, § §3(1), 7; am L 1998, c 4, § §2, 3 and c 129, §2; am L 2000, c 110, §1]