Haw. Code R. § 13-256-73.4 - Small full service permit restrictions without thrill craft, water sledding, and high speed towing activities

(a) No more than seventy customers per day per permit shall be permitted for a small full service permit without thrill craft, water sledding, and high speed towing activities.

(b) The number and type of vessels and equipment which may be authorized by the department under this permit category are:

(1) One host vessel with a maximum passenger carrying capacity of seventy passengers.

(2) Two equipment barges, the passenger carrying capacity of each shall be six or as established by a United States Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection so long as the capacity is not greater than 20.

(3) Two small motorboats, the passenger carrying capacity of each shall be six or less, as established by a United Stated Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection; and

(4) Other non-motorized craft including kayaks, canoes, wind surfers, sailboards, small sailing vessels no larger than 20 feet, and individual water sports equipment as needed.

(c) The passenger carrying capacity of the host vessel and service barges having a capacity of over six passengers shall be established by a United States Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection.

(d) The host vessel shall be allowed to load passengers to the full permit capacity of seventy. Should the certified passenger capacity of vessel be less than seventy, the vessel may conduct more than one passenger loading trip to the pier to achieve the maximum number of customers permitted per day.

(e) The two small motorboats authorized under this permit may be either operated directly by the permittee or under contract with another party. Not more than one small motorboat shall be authorized to load or unload passengers at the pier.

(f) A United States Coast Guard approved marine sanitation device or portable toilet shall be located on either the host vessel or one of the equipment barges.

(g) All vessels and equipment must be registered in accordance with section 13-256-4(a), notwithstanding section 13-256-4(b), and display a current Ocean Recreation Management Area decal.

(h) Replacement or substitution of any existing vessels or equipment shall require prior written approval by the department and the department shall have discretion to permit vessel substitution with a similar length vessel; provided that the increase shall not be greater than ten per cent of the length of the vessel being substituted as it existed on May 22, 2000. An increase of greater than ten per cent of the length of the authorized vessel of record on May 22, 2000 is prohibited.

(i) Educational and not-for-profit tours shall not be counted against daily customer limits, but the permittee' s total number of passengers shall not exceed the maximum number of seventy customers allowed per day. Not-for-profit tours and passengers shall not be mixed with commercial customers on the vessel at the same time.

(j) Any transfer or combination of transfers by the owners or shareholders of record of a business entity holding a permit that results in a transfer of a majority interest or greater in the business entity shall automatically cause the permit to revert to a small sail/snorkel tour permit as found in section 13256-73.6, unless the transfer is to a family member. A transfer shall result in the assessment of a business transfer fee in accordance with section 13256-7.

(k) Thrill craft, water sledding, waterskiing and high speed towing are not authorized activities under this permit.

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Haw. Code R. § 13-256-73.4

[Eff 11/7/11] (Auth: HRS §§ 200-2, 200-3, 200-4, 200-22, 200-23, 200-24, 200-37, 200-39) (Imp: HRS §§ 200-2, 200-3, 200-4, 200-22, 200-23, 20024, 200-37, 200-39)