Haw. Code R. § 13-146-52 - Lodging permits

(a) All persons, groups, organizations, or associations desiring to use a cabin facility shall obtain a lodging permit authorizing the use of specific cabin or cabins and facilities:

(1) Applicants for lodging permits shall provide their name, address, telephone numbers and identification numbers, and the names of all persons three years of age or older covered by the permit, and identification satisfactory to the board or its authorized representative, if requested.

(2) Each permit shall reserve the use of the cabin facility named in the permit for a specified date or dates.

(3) Requests for lodging permits and confirmation of the same for state operated lodging units shall be made either through the internet, a direct visit to the district offices, by means of telephone, or through the mail. Reservations for lodging units operated by concessionaires shall be made directly with the concessionaire.

(4) The maximum stay at any one or more cabins in a specific park shall be five consecutive nights. The board or its authorized representative may extend the permit for good cause.

(5) Persons three years of age or older must have their names printed on the permit to be allowed to stay in cabin facilities.

(b) A lodging permit shall not be issued if the applicant or any person to be covered by the permit has occupied or will occupy a cabin in the same park within a period of thirty days preceding the requested lodging dates.

(c) Payment of fees and charges for lodging permits shall be as follows:

(1) Payment of the total cost of lodging is required to confirm the reservation. The fee shall be paid on the date the reservation is made.

(2) A service fee may be charged for permit issuance, changes to, or cancellation of an issued lodging permit.

(3) A security deposit of $30 per cabin may be required if an applicant for a lodging permit has a prior record of noncompliance with the permit conditions or violations of this chapter. Refund of the security deposit will be made provided that the permittee complies with permit conditions and with this chapter.

(4) Refund of the total cost of the lodging, less any service fee, may be made through the internet or by notifying the district office, in writing, of the cancellation a minimum of fifteen days prior to the first occupancy date designated on the permit.

(d) Lodging permits shall be issued subject also to the following conditions:

(1) Permittee shall be responsible for clean up of the cabin.

(2) Permittee shall be responsible for the repair or replacement of any missing or damaged property.

(3) The department shall not be responsible for any personal article left or lost by permittee.

(4) If the permittee fails to properly notify the department or fails to occupy the cabin on the first scheduled day of occupancy, the permit shall be canceled and any deposit forfeited; provided that if the permittee prepaid the entire rental fee, the permit will remain valid for the entire duration of the permit period.

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Haw. Code R. § 13-146-52

[Eff 4/16/90; am and comp 6/08/99; am 1/22/2010] (Auth: HRS § 184-5) (Imp: HRS § 184-5)