Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 11 - OCEAN RECREATION AND COASTAL AREAS › Part 1 - SMALL BOAT FACILITIES AND PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO ALL STATE NAVIGABLE WATERS › Chapter 231 - OPERATION OF BOATS, SMALL BOAT HARBORS, AND USE PERMITS FOR ALL NAVIGABLE WATERS › Subchapter 5 - ALLOCATION OF BERTHS AND OFFSHORE MOORING › Section 13-231-86 - Categories of berths; priority of allocation

Current through June, 2024
(a)
					 Categories or berths available to applicants for moorings in Ala Wai, Lahaina,
					 Nawiliwili, and Port Allen small boat harbors are established as shown in
					 subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e). In these small boat harbors an applicant
					 for a berth shall be placed in an appropriate vessel class by the department
					 and is eligible for the corresponding category of berths. Applicants may apply
					 by separate application for more than one category; provided, that their vessel
					 is eligible for assignment only to those categories which correspond to the
					 vessel class in which they are placed. An available berth shall be allocated to
					 the senior applicant eligible for assignment to that category of berth provided
					 that the proposed assignment of the vessel to the berth affords maximum, safe,
					 convenient, and efficient utilization of facilities, and provided that the
					 assignment is not contrary to public interest or is otherwise unlawful or
					 contrary to these rules. Allocation of a berth shall not be made if the length
					 of the senior applicant's vessel is greater or less than the length limitations
					 prescribed for each category as shown below. Each category of berths is subject
					 to all the limitations prescribed by this section.
Allocation of temporary mooring permits shall be made in
						accordance with the categories as established by this section and pursuant to
						the terms and conditions of section 13-231-87.
(b) Ala Wai small boat harbor. The following
					 categories of berths arc established at Ala Wai small boat harbor.
CATEGORIES
VESSELS ELIGIBLE TO MOOR
A
20' to 28' in length
B
28' to 35' in length
C
35' to 45' in length
D
45' to 55' in length
E
55' to 65' in length
F
65' to 75' in length
G
75' to 85' in length
H
up to 19' in length
I
Multihull vessels exclusively of varying lengths
(c) Lahaina small boat harbor. The following
					 categories of berths are established at Lahaina small boat harbor.
CATEGORIES
PIER/CATWALK LENGTH/TYPE
VESSELS ELIGIBLE TO MOOR
A
Marginal wharf, berths 2-5
Commercial vessels Up to 65' in length
B
Catwalks, berths 621 and 86-99
Commercial vessels Up to 55' in length
C
Marginal wharf, berths 22-85
Up to 50' in length
Commercial vessels holding valid mooring permits within
						Lahaina small boat harbor shall load and unload passengers from the assigned
						berth, unless otherwise authorized by the department to load and unload
						passengers from the loading dock. The mooring of any vessel within Lahaina
						small boat harbor shall be subject to sections 13-231-7, 13-231-80 and other
						applicable rules of the department.
(d) Nawiliwili small boat harbor. The
					 following categories of berths are established at Nawillwili small boat harbor.
CATEGORIES
PIER/CATWALK
ELIGIBLE VESSELS TO MOOR
A 60'
Pier 100
55' to 65' in length
B 40'
Piers 100, 200, 300
35' to 45' in length
C 30'
Pier 300
25' to 35' in length
D
Harbor basin
Not to exceed 50' in length
E
Offshore Mooring
(e) Port Allen small boat harbor. The
					 following categories of berths are established at Port Allen small boat harbor.
CATEGORIES
PIER/CATWALK
ELIGIBLE VESSELS TO MOOR
A 50'
Pier 100
45' to 55' in length
B 40'
Piers 100, 200
35' to 45' in length
C
Harbor Basin
Not to exceed 50' in length