(a) For each record relating to a certificate of title submitted to the department, the department shall:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 200A-11

  • Certificate of title: means a record, created by the department under this chapter or by a governmental agency of another jurisdiction under the law of that jurisdiction, that is designated as a certificate of title by the department or agency and is evidence of ownership of a vessel. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200A-2
  • Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200A-2
  • Hull identification number: means the alphanumeric designation assigned to a vessel pursuant to title Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 181, as amended. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200A-2
  • Owner: means a person that has legal title to a vessel. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200A-2
  • Person: means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; statutory trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; public corporation; government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; or any other legal or commercial entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200A-2
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200A-2
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200A-2
  • Vessel: means any watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, except:

    (1) An amphibious vehicle for which a certificate of title is issued pursuant to part III of chapter 286 or a similar statute of another state;
    (2) A watercraft less than eight feet in length and propelled solely by sail, paddle, oar, or an engine of less than ten horsepower;
    (3) A watercraft that operates only on a permanently fixed, manufactured course and the movement of which is restricted to or guided by means of a mechanical device to which the watercraft is attached or by which the watercraft is controlled;
    (4) A stationary floating structure that:
    (A) Does not have and is not designed to have a mode of propulsion of its own;
    (B) Is dependent for utilities upon a continuous utility hookup to a source originating on shore; and
    (C) Has a permanent, continuous hookup to a shoreside sewage system;
    (5) A watercraft owned by the United States; a state; a foreign government; or a political subdivision of the United States, a state, or a foreign government; and
    (6) A watercraft used solely as a lifeboat on another watercraft. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200A-2
  • Vessel number: means the alphanumeric designation for a vessel issued pursuant to title 46 United States Code § 12301, as amended. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200A-2
(1) Ascertain or assign the hull identification number for the vessel;
(2) Maintain the hull identification number and all the information submitted with the application pursuant to section 200A-7(b) to which the record relates, including the date and time the record was delivered to the department;
(3) Maintain the files for public inspection subject to subsection (e); and
(4) Index the department’s files as required by subsection (b).
(b) The department shall maintain in its files the information contained in all certificates of title created under this chapter. The information in the department’s files shall be searchable by the hull identification number of the vessel, the vessel number, the name of the owner of record, and any other method used by the department.
(c) The department shall maintain in its files, for each vessel for which it has created a certificate of title, all title brands known to the department, the name of each secured party known to the department, the name of each person known to the department to be claiming an ownership interest, and all stolen-property reports the department has received.
(d) Upon request, for safety, security, or law-enforcement purposes, the department shall provide to federal, state, or local government the information in its files relating to any vessel for which the department has issued a certificate of title.
(e) The department shall allow public inspection of its files as provided by chapter 92F; provided that the department shall not publicly disclose an individual’s home address, home telephone number, date of birth, citizenship status, or driver’s license or civil identification number, or the name of an applicant whose application was not granted.

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