Boater Card Rules

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Boating license rules in Hawaii

To operate a recreational motorized vessel powered by an engine over 10 hp you need a credential from a NASBLA approved course.1

The details

Engine size covered
Engine over 10 hp1

The official pages we read do not say: personal watercraft (jet skis), minimum age to operate, card and course cost, cards from other states, exemptions. Ask the agency.

The rules are set by the Hawaii DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation.

Sources

  1. Boating: Motorized Vessels FAQs, Hawaii DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source we used only because the official page could not be read.