(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:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-31

  • 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
  • State: means the State of Hawaii. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
  • Undocumented vessel: means any vessel which does not have and is not required to have a valid marine document as a vessel of the United States. 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
(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.
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