Hawaii Revised Statutes 342D-108 – Exemption for vessels in innocent passage
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 342D-108
- Commercial passenger vessel: means a vessel that carries passengers for hire. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342D-101
- Vessel: means any form or manner of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, whether or not capable of self-propulsion. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342D-101
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.