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Posted at 1:17 a.m., Thursday, March 1, 2007

Fee hikes for recreational boaters kick in today

Advertiser Staff

Fee increases for recreational boaters will be used to make repairs to small boat harbors and boating facilities statewide, the Department of Land and Natural Resources announced yesterday.

The increases go into effect Thursday.

The new fee structure will apply to recreational mooring rates at state boating facilities, offshore mooring rates, mooring without permission, and annual user fees for state boating ramps, the DLNR said. It is the first fee increase since March, 1995.

Ramp use permit fees will increase from $25 to $40 for anyone renewing their annual permits after May 1.

Boaters who have already paid their annual ramp permit fees for the coming year will not be billed any additional amount, but new fees will be applied when those permits expire and are up for renewal.

The fee increase is expected to provide DLNR's Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) an additional $100,000 per month for this first incremental change.

The new fee increase package is posted on the DOBOR Web page at http://www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/dbor/borrules.htm.

Copies of the rules can be purchased at the DOBOR main office at 333 Queen St., Suite 300, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 for $5.50.