Section 13-231-81 - Application for a berth; seniority of applications; period of validity; renewal of application(a) The department shall allocate a berth to an applicant by issuing a use permit pursuant to this subchapter and sections 13-231-2 and 13-231-3 if: (1) A berth is vacant in the small boat harbor and is available for such assignment pursuant to this subchapter;(2) No prior valid application for such is pending.(b) A person desiring to moor a vessel in a small boat harbor where no berths are available for allocation pursuant to this subchapter may apply for and be allocated a berth as prescribed in this subchapter when a berth suitable for the vessel becomes vacant in the future. (1) An application for a berth shall be made in writing to the department on a form provided by the department. The applicant shall indicate in the application the type and characteristics of the vessel the applicant proposes to moor, including but not limited to, the vessel's length overall, draft, beam, principal source of propulsion, and any secondary or auxiliary source of propulsion, the type of mooring desired, and if applicable, the category or categories desired, provided that except in small boat harbors where the department has not established categories of berths an applicant may modify at any time the material contained in the applicant's application relating to the type and characteristics of the vessel the applicant proposes to moor in the small boat harbor and retain seniority or priority over later applicants. The department shall accept the application for consideration by endorsing it and entering the filing time and date on the application form submitted; one copy shall be given to the applicant. The time and date the application is endorsed by the department shall be the filing date and the effective date of the application for consideration and shall establish such applicant's seniority or priority over later applicants if the application remains valid, subject to the suitability of the berth which becomes available for allocation to the vessel to be moved into the berth by the applicant. Priority of applicants for mooring in small boat harbors with established categories of berths is set forth in section 13-231-86. No application shall be accepted until the applicant pays the application fee prescribed in these rules and review thereof has been conducted pursuant to section 13-231-82.(2) An application shall continue in full force and effect for a period ending one year from the effective date of the application except as provided in paragraph (3), unless sooner terminated in accordance with these rules. An application is void after the date of expiration indicated thereon.(3) An application may be renewed within a ninety-day period preceding its expiration date. An application renewed prior to its expiration date shall be valid for a period ending one year from the expiration date of the previous application.(4) It is the policy of the department to mail an application renewal notice to the applicant, prior to the expiration of this application, at the address the applicant has furnished to the department pursuant to section 13-231-83. However, the applicant is responsible for the timely renewal of an application without receipt of a renewal notice from the department. [Eff 2/24/94; am comp SEP 25 2014] (Auth: HRS §§ 200-2, 200-4, 200-10) (Imp: HRS §§ 200-2, 200-4, 200-9, 200-10)