19-42-29

HAWAII ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
TITLE 19
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 42
VESSEL AND HARBOR CONTROLS
SUBCHAPTER 2
SMALL CRAFT AND SMALLER COMMERCIAL VESSELS
§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)