Current through September, 2024
Section 13-251-49 - Authority of department to suspend or revoke registration certificate and/or commercial use permit(a) The department may suspend or revoke the registration certificate and/or commercial use permit of a catamaran whenever: (1) The department is satisfied that the registration certificate and/or commercial use permit was fraudulently or erroneously issued;(2) The department determines that a registered and/or commercial use permitted catamaran is unsafe to be operated upon the Waikiki or Kaanapali ocean waters;(3) A registered and/or commercial use permitted catamaran has been sold, dismantled, or wrecked, provided that the owner of the catamaran at the time it was sold, dismantled, or wrecked may, upon written application to and approval by the department, transfer the registration certificate and/or commercial use permit to another catamaran of like characteristics and ownership if the replacement catamaran is in operation within one-hundred twenty days of the transfer;(4) The owner of any catamaran carrying passengers for hire has failed or is unable to give proof of financial responsibility as provided in this subchapter;(5) Any catamaran's Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection has expired; or(6) A catamaran has not been engaged in carrying passengers for hire in Waikiki or Kaanapali ocean waters for a period of thirty consecutive days unless actively making repairs in accordance with United States Coast Guard requirements and approved by the department.(b) Upon suspending or revoking the registration certificate and/or commercial use permit of a catamaran the department shall immediately notify the owner in writing of the reason for the suspension or revocation.(c) For catamarans operating in Waikiki ocean waters, no registration certificate or commercial use permit may be revoked without a prior hearing in accordance with chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes. [Eff 2/24/94; am and comp SEP 25 2014] (Auth: HRS §§ 200-2, 200-4, 200-9, 200-10, 200-22, 200-24) (Imp: HRS §§ 200-2, 200-4, 200-9, 200-10, 200-22, 200-24)