HRS §342D-108
Exemption for vessels in innocent passage
This section says the law in this part does not apply to commercial passenger ships that are just passing through Hawaii's waters without stopping. It uses the international definition of "innocent passage" to decide if a ship qualifies, whether it flies a U.S. or foreign flag.
vulnerable adults
The statute, as written — Exemption for vessels in innocent passage
This part does not apply to a commercial passenger vessel that operates in the marine waters of the State solely in innocent passage. For purposes of this section, a vessel is engaged in innocent passage if its operation in marine waters of the State, regardless of whether the vessel is a United States or foreign-flag vessel, would constitute innocent passage under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982, December 10, 1982, United Nations Publication No. E.83.V.5, 21 I.L.M. 1261 (1982), were the vessel a foreign-flag vessel.
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