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HRS §200-11

Keeping old liveaboard permits in small boat harbors

If you owned a boat used as your main home and had a permit for it in a state small boat harbor on June 9, 1976, you can keep mooring it there and get a new permit, as long as you follow the rules in sections 200-9 and 200-10.

The statute, as written — Existing permits

An owner of a vessel used as a principal place of habitation holding a permit for that use in a state small boat harbor on June 9, 1976, may continue to moor the vessel in that harbor for such purpose and be permitted to obtain a new mooring permit; provided that the owner conforms to conditions set forth in sections 200-9 and 200-10.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§200-9 State Small Boat Harbors: Who Can Use Them and How

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