Section 13-231-17 - Mooring prohibited except at assigned locations(a) A vessel, contrivance or material shall not be moored, anchored, or stored: (1) At a small boat harbor, offshore mooring or space other than that to which it was properly assigned;(2) Contrary to directions of proper "authorities.(b) Any vessel, contrivance or material moored, anchored, or stored, including any property located thereon or therein or attached thereto, in violation of this section, may be removed by the department to an impounding area or other location at the owner's risk and expense and the State shall not be liable for any damage which may result if notice to remove is given by placing it upon the vessel, contrivance or material, or as near as possible, indicating the violation of this section, the date and time the notice was posted and that the vessel, contrivance or material must be removed within seventy-two hours from the time the notice was posted. When a vessel is so removed, appropriate fees and charges shall be assessed therefore and possession of the space the vessel unlawfully occupied shall vest in the department. The removal to the impounding area shall not be deemed to confer any rights of occupancy in the impounding area occupied by such vessel.(c) In addition, the department, within seventy-two hours of impoundment, shall send by certified mail, return receipt requested, a notice of impoundment to the registered owner or operator of any impounded vessel, contrivance or material. The owner or operator of an impounded vessel, contrivance or material shall have ten calendar days after receipt of notice of impoundment of the vessel, contrivance or material to request in writing an administrative hearing. The written request for an administrative hearing must be mailed or delivered in person to the administrator during normal business hours. After hours requests will be deemed received on the next working day for the purpose of compliance with the time schedule for completing the administrative hearing as provided in chapter 200, Hawaii Revised Statutes. This administrative hearing is solely for the purpose of allowing the owner or operator of an impounded vessel, contrivance or material to contest the basis given by the department for the impoundment of the vessel, contrivance or material. The administrative hearing shall be held within the time period established by statute and after the administrator's receipt of the written request. The procedures for the administrative hearing are contained in sections 13-231-31 and 13-231-32.(d) Any unauthorized vessel, contrivance or material impounded under this section, which remains unclaimed by the person entitled to possession, the registered owner or a lien holder, for more than thirty days, can be sold by the department at public auction in accordance with chapter 200, Hawaii Revised Statutes. [Eff 2/24/94; am and comp SEP 25 2014] (Auth: MRS §§ 200-2, 200-4, 200-9, 200-10, 200-16) (Imp: HRS §§ 200-2, 200-4, 200-9, 200-10, 200-16)