HAR §13-230-26. Determination of residence procedure

(a) These rules establish a fee structure in which nonstate residents in specified instances shall pay an application and permit fee differential. Therefore, any person seeking to be classified as a Hawaii resident for fee purposes shall, at the time of application for or prior to being issued a permit, complete and submit to the department a questionnaire provided by the department designed to elicit facts which will aid the department in determining the applicant's resident, nonresident, or Armed Forces status. The applicant shall answer all pertinent questions and shall attest to the truth of the answers with the applicant's signature. The department may also require the applicant to produce certified copies of documents or other relevant proof as may be necessary for the determination of residency status. (b) A nonresident who believes that the nonresident's residency status has changed so that the nonresident has achieved Hawaii residency status may §13-230-26 230-32 seek reclassification as a resident by submitting a completed questionnaire as prescribed in subsection (a) on or following the date the nonresident believes that the change in residency status occurred. [Eff 2/24/94; comp 12/7/13; comp ] (Auth: HRS §§200-2, 200-4, 200-10) (Imp: HRS §§200-2, 200-4, 200-10) §13-230-27 Permittee required to report change of residence. A resident permittee who subsequently takes up residence outside of the State and continues to moor the permittee's vessel in a state small boat harbor shall advise the department in writing within seven days of the permittee's change of residence. In such a case, nonresident fees and charges shall be payable following the change of residence. A permittee who intends to assume residence outside of the State or relocate to another island yet retain a permitted vessel and assigned mooring shall cause all applicable harbor use permits to be revised to identify the individual that agrees to assume the vessel owner's obligations under the use permit and these rules during the period of the permittee's absence. This individual shall reside on the same island that the vessel is moored. [Eff 2/24/94; am and comp 12/7/13; am and comp ] (Auth: HRS §§200-2, 200-4, 200-10, 200-22, 200-24) (Imp: HRS §§200-2, 200-4, 200-10, 200-22, 200-24)