Vessel insurance
HRS §200-13.5
in effect200-13.5. Vessel insurance
(a) This section shall apply to:
(1) All owners of vessels originally manufactured
with a length of twenty-six feet or more that are:
(A) Required to be registered pursuant to
section 200-31(a); or
(B) Operated in state ocean waters with a
valid documentation number from the United States Coast Guard; and
(2) Owners of vessels originally manufactured with a
length of less than twenty-six feet who were or are the registered owner of a
grounded vessel located anywhere in the State or state ocean waters.
(b) All owners of vessels subject to this
section pursuant to subsection (a) shall obtain insurance coverage with a limit
of not less than $100,000 per occurrence, in a form and content to ensure that
removal and salvage of a grounded vessel are covered; provided that the vessel
owner may provide alternative proof of insurance, approved by the department,
to comply with this section.
(c) The board of land and natural resources
may grant an exemption from the marine insurance coverage requirement of this
section for a transient vessel not moored in a state small boat harbor,
offshore mooring area, or other facility under the jurisdiction of the
department; provided that the board finds that there is good cause and that
there are extraordinary circumstances necessitating the exemption.
(d) The department shall adopt rules pursuant
to chapter 91 to carry out the purposes of this section.
(e) For the purposes of this section:
"Grounded vessel" means a vessel that
made contact with the bed of a body of water and cannot move from the position
under its own power.
"Transient vessel" means any vessel
visiting the State for a period of less than ninety days.
[L 2019, c 94, §2]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0200/HRS_0200-0013_0005.htmFetched: 11/10/2026