Section 13-234-8 - Stay-aboard or principal habitation fee(a) The owner of a vessel moored in a state small boat harbor and authorized to be used as a place of principal habitation shall pay, in addition to mooring or any other applicable fee or charge, a principal habitation fee computed according to vessel length as follows:(1) $5.25 per foot of vessel length per month if the owner is a state resident; and(2) $7.80 per foot of vessel length per month if the owner is a non-resident; provided that for any calendar year beginning after January 1, 1987, upon thirty calendar days prior written notice from the department, the principal habitation fees established by this subsection shall be increased based on the increase in the annual cost of living index (U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. City Average Urban Consumer Price Index for "all items"), but the increase for any calendar year shall not exceed five per cent. (b) The owner or operator of a transient vessel or visiting vessel shall pay a stay-aboard fee of $10.00 per person staying aboard a vessel, in addition to mooring or any other fees and charges, for each and every night that any person remains on board the vessel while the vessel is moored in a state small boat harbor. [Eff 2/24/94; comp] (Auth: HRS §§ 200-2, 200-3, 200-4, 200-10) (Imp: HRS §§ 200-2, 200-3, 200-4, 200-10)