Haw. Rev. Stat. § 200-32
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Fees and charges.
Official statutory text
(a) Except for vessels for which fees and charges are provided in subsection (b), the department shall assess and collect from the owner of each vessel required to be registered and numbered by section 200-31, the following fees and charges:
(1) Initial annual registration fee. For the issuance of an original certificate:
(A) For each vessel less than twenty feet in length, $13;
(B) For each vessel twenty feet or more in length, $25; and
(C) For each amphibious vehicle licensed as a motor vehicle, $15;
(2) Annual certificate renewal fee. For the annual renewal of a certificate:
(A) For each vessel less than twenty feet in length, $10;
(B) For each vessel twenty feet or more in length, $15; and
(C) For each amphibious vehicle licensed as a motor vehicle, $10;
(3) Reregistration fee. For the reregistration of a vessel, after a certificate has been canceled or voided, the appropriate amount provided in paragraph (1);
(4) Transfer fee. For the transfer of a certificate, $5;
(5) Certificate and registration sticker replacement fee. For the issuance of a replacement certificate or a replacement set of vessel registration stickers, $5;
(6) Certificate modification fee. For modifying a certificate, $5;
(7) Penalty charges for late registration, etc. For each month or fraction thereof that a registration, renewal, reregistration, or transfer is delinquent, one-tenth of the appropriate fee shall be added to the normal fee, and the department may take such other enforcement action it deems appropriate; and
(8) Exemptions. The department may reasonably establish, by rules, exemptions from the fees required by this section.
(b) For vessels owned by or operated under the custody or control of a boat manufacturer or boat dealer, the manufacturer or dealer shall pay, in lieu of the fees and charges provided for in subsection (a):
(1) Boat manufacturer and boat dealer annual certificate fee. For each certificate, a fee of $20;
(2) Annual certificate renewal fee. For the annual renewal of a certificate, a fee of $15;
(3) Certificate reissuance. For the reissuance of a certificate after a certificate has been canceled or voided, a fee of $20; and
(4) Certificate and registration sticker replacement fee. For the replacement of a certificate or registration sticker, a fee of $5. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2]
(1) Initial annual registration fee. For the issuance of an original certificate:
(A) For each vessel less than twenty feet in length, $13;
(B) For each vessel twenty feet or more in length, $25; and
(C) For each amphibious vehicle licensed as a motor vehicle, $15;
(2) Annual certificate renewal fee. For the annual renewal of a certificate:
(A) For each vessel less than twenty feet in length, $10;
(B) For each vessel twenty feet or more in length, $15; and
(C) For each amphibious vehicle licensed as a motor vehicle, $10;
(3) Reregistration fee. For the reregistration of a vessel, after a certificate has been canceled or voided, the appropriate amount provided in paragraph (1);
(4) Transfer fee. For the transfer of a certificate, $5;
(5) Certificate and registration sticker replacement fee. For the issuance of a replacement certificate or a replacement set of vessel registration stickers, $5;
(6) Certificate modification fee. For modifying a certificate, $5;
(7) Penalty charges for late registration, etc. For each month or fraction thereof that a registration, renewal, reregistration, or transfer is delinquent, one-tenth of the appropriate fee shall be added to the normal fee, and the department may take such other enforcement action it deems appropriate; and
(8) Exemptions. The department may reasonably establish, by rules, exemptions from the fees required by this section.
(b) For vessels owned by or operated under the custody or control of a boat manufacturer or boat dealer, the manufacturer or dealer shall pay, in lieu of the fees and charges provided for in subsection (a):
(1) Boat manufacturer and boat dealer annual certificate fee. For each certificate, a fee of $20;
(2) Annual certificate renewal fee. For the annual renewal of a certificate, a fee of $15;
(3) Certificate reissuance. For the reissuance of a certificate after a certificate has been canceled or voided, a fee of $20; and
(4) Certificate and registration sticker replacement fee. For the replacement of a certificate or registration sticker, a fee of $5. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2]
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