HAR §13-241-11. Owner required to report change of address, ownership, loss, destruction or abandonment of vessel

(a) The owner of any vessel for which a certificate of number or certificate of title has been issued in accordance with this chapter or chapter 16 3387 §13-241-12 200A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall notify the department in writing within five business days if: (1) The vessel is documented by the U.S. Coast Guard; lost, destroyed, abandoned, or sunk; or permanently removed from the State; or (2) The owner's address no longer conforms to the address appearing on the certificate of number or certificate of title. (b) The owner, as a part of the notification required by subsection (a), shall furnish the department with the owner's new address, if the owner's address no longer conforms to the address appearing on a certificate of number or certificate of title. If the change in status involves a transfer of ownership, the name and address of the new owner shall be included in the notification. A notification required pursuant to this section sent by mail shall not be effective until the department receives the notification. (c) The certificate of number for a vessel shall terminate if: (1) The vessel is documented by the U.S. Coast Guard, lost, destroyed, abandoned, sunk, or permanently removed from the State; or (2) The owner transfers all or any part of the owner's interest in the vessel, other than a security interest to another person or persons. [Eff 2/24/94; am and comp MAR 20 2021] (Auth: HRS §§200-24, 200A-29) (Imp: HRS §§200-22, 200-24, 200-31, 200A-29)