Section 19-42-29 - Review and acceptance or rejection of application for use permit The department shall examine and determine the genuineness and regularity of each application and may conduct any investigation as may be deemed necessary for its examination and determination. It may require additional information from the applicant as may be necessary to determine the genuineness and regularity of the application.
An application for a use permit for the purpose of conducting commercial operations may be rejected for any of, but not necessarily limited to, the following reasons:
(1) The corporation, partnership, association or group, however organized, is not licensed by the department of commerce and consumer affairs to do business in the State;(2) The applicant cannot produce a current general excise tax license;(3) The investigation of credit discloses information detrimental to the best interests of the State (applicant is a poor credit risk);(4) The applicant is delinquent in the payment of any moneys due and payable to the State;(5) The vessel described in the application is not properly documented, certificated, or registered with the appropriate federal or state agencies concerned;(6) The application is for other than commercial maritime purposes; or(7) The applicant makes a deliberate misstatement or willfully fails to disclose any material fact in the application. The department shall inform the applicant in writing, within a reasonable time, of the rejection of an application and the reasons therefor. The applicant's application fee shall be refunded.
[Eff 5/20/82; am and comp 2/26/96] (Auth: HRS §§ 266-2, 266-3) (Imp: HRS §§ 266-2, 266-3)