Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-29 – Accident reports by operators; confidential nature
The operator of:
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-29
- Boating accident: means any occurrence involving a vessel or its equipment that results in:
(1) The death of a person;
(2) The loss of consciousness by any person, the receipt of medical treatment by any person, or the incapacity of any person for more than twenty-four hours;
(3) Damage to the vessel and other property totaling more than $200; or
(4) The disappearance of a person from the vessel under circumstances that indicate possible death or injury. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
- Coast Guard: means the Coast Guard of the United States, or its successor agency. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
- Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-1
- Federal laws and requirements: means all statutes, rules, and other laws of the United States, which may apply to any and all subject matter of this part, and of the rules adopted pursuant to this part. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
- Operator: means a person who operates, or who has charge of the navigation or use of, a vessel. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
- State: means the State of Hawaii. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
- Vessel: means all description of watercraft, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on or in the water, except a seaplane. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
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.