Section 13-242-3 - Immediate notice of accident; when required(a) The operator of any recreational vessel which is involved in a boating accident as defined in section 13-230-8, if the casualty results in death or injury of any person sufficient to cause reasonable belief that the injury will require medical treatment beyond first aid or if a person disappears from on board under circumstances which suggest any possibility of their death or injury shall, as soon as possible after fulfilling the requirements of section 13-242-1, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of the accident to a harbor official, police officer or the nearest police station with the following: (1) The date, time, and exact location of the occurrence;(2) The name of each person who was a casualty;(3) The number and name of the vessel; and(4) The names and addresses of the owner and operator.(b) The above action shall be followed up by a written report as required in section 13-242-4.(c) Whenever the operator of a vessel is physically incapable of giving an immediate notice of an accident as required in subsection (a) and there was another occupant on the vessel at the time of the accident capable of doing so, the occupant shall make or cause to be given the notice not given by the operator.[Eff 2/24/94] (Auth: HRS § 200-24) (Imp: HRS §§ 200-24, 200-28, 200-29)