Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 11 - OCEAN RECREATION AND COASTAL AREAS › Part 3 - OCEAN WATERS, NAVIGABLE STREAMS AND BEACHES › Chapter 251 - COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES ON STATE OCEAN WATERS, NAVIGABLE STREAMS, AND BEACHES › Subchapter 1 - CATAMARAN CAPTAIN, CANOE CAPTAIN, CANOE SECOND CAPTAIN, SURFBOARD INSTRUCTOR, SAILBOARD INSTRUCTOR AND COMMERCIAL MOTORBOAT OPERATOR PERMITS › Section 13-251-3 - Special restrictions

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department,
					 upon issuing an operator permit, shall indicate thereon the class of permit so
					 issued and shall appropriately examine each applicant according to the
					 class.
(b) The department shall not
					 issue a catamaran captain permit unless the applicant has a valid Coast Guard
					 license to operate sailing catamarans carrying passengers for hire, and has a
					 minimum of ninety working days catamaran sailing experience in Waikiki ocean
					 waters, Zone A, or Kaanapali ocean waters, as appropriate, attested to by two
					 persons holding valid catamaran captain permits issued by the
					 department.
(c) The department
					 shall not issue a canoe captain permit unless the department is fully satisfied
					 as to the applicant's competency and fitness to receive the permit, and the
					 applicant has a minimum of three years experience in canoe handling, possesses
					 a current Red Cross advanced life saving certificate, knows elementary first
					 aid, and is physically qualified to perform the duties the position requires,
					 as evidenced by a written report of a physician's physical examination made no
					 earlier than thirty days prior to the effective date of the permit.
(d) The department shall not issue a canoe
					 second captain's permit unless the department is fully satisfied as to the
					 applicant's competency and fitness to receive the permit, and the applicant has
					 a minimum of eighteen months experience in canoe handling, possesses a current
					 Red Cross advanced life saving certificate, knows elementary first aid, and is
					 physically qualified to perform the duties the position requires, as evidenced
					 by a written report of a physician's examination made no earlier than thirty
					 days prior to the effective date of the permit.
(e) The department shall not issue a senior
					 surfboard instructor's permit or a sailboard instructor's permit unless the
					 department is fully satisfied as to the applicant's competency and fitness to
					 receive the permit, and the applicant has a minimum of three years surfboard or
					 sailboard riding experience, as appropriate, possesses a current Red Cross
					 advanced life saving certificate, knows elementary first aid, and is physically
					 qualified to perform the duties the position requires, as evidenced by a
					 written report of a physician's examination made no earlier than thirty days
					 prior to the effective date of the permit.
(f) The department shall not issue a primary
					 surfboard instructor's permit unless the department is fully satisfied as to
					 the applicant's competency and fitness to receive the permit, and the applicant
					 has a minimum of three years surfboard riding experience, possesses a current
					 Red Cross advanced life saving certificate (on application for original permit
					 only), knows elementary first aid, and is physically qualified to perform the
					 duties the position requires, as evidenced by a written report of a physician's
					 examination made no earlier than thirty days prior to the effective date of the
					 permit.
(g) A primary surfboard
					 instructor's permit for Waikiki shall entitle the permittee to instruct only in
					 waters five feet or less in depth at mean low water and not in the outer
					 surfbreak area.