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PONO KAI
Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Other hulls named PONO KAI
PONO KAI is a 2001 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 43 inspections since 2001, most recently in November 2023, along with 56 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2023.
Records from 2001 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 1 November 2023.
- Built
- 2001
- Last inspected
- 1 November 2023
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 56 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2023
Identity
1110142
WDJ2618
24647
Flag
UNITED STATES
367760090
Maury page id
psix-24647
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded6
Years with a record
18 calendar years (2001–2023)
The 43 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 3 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1977.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)28.0 ft × 13.0 ft × 7.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 17 / net 13
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderCOMMERCIAL WATER SPORTS, INC · LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ, UNITED STATES · built 2001
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel Outdrive
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portLAHAINA, HI
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it17 - Simplified, Gross Ton
13 - Simplified, Net Ton
13 - Simplified, Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.
Radio station licence
WDJ2618MMSI 367760090 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 28 October 2016, expires 28 October 2026 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDH2852MMSI 367601860 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 14 January 2014, cancelled 16 March 2024 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDF9962MMSI 367510670 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 29 November 2011, cancelled 29 January 2022 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDE9473MMSI 367417630 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 7 July 2009, cancelled 7 September 2019 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDE4084MMSI 367348490 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 9 April 2008, cancelled 9 June 2018 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDC5902MMSI 367048220 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 8 June 2005, cancelled 8 August 2015 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDA6476MMSI 366832780 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 12 December 2001, cancelled 11 February 2012 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its
US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown.
A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.
Inspection history · 43
1 November 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7819021
9 August 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7770040
9 August 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7789735
25 January 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7631359
17 November 2022
Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7595838
20 December 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7378793
5 November 2021
Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7345114
7 December 2020
Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7087478
7 January 2020
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6884641
14 November 2019
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6856580
4 June 2019
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6702890
15 March 2019
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6644807
22 January 2019
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6614038
26 December 2018
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6602971
18 December 2018
Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6600957
24 April 2018
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6402564
28 February 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Maui · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6364136
12 February 2018
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6354124
8 February 2018
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6352869
12 January 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6337228
3 September 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6274969
18 January 2017
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6076547
7 November 2016
COI Inspection · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6033121
2 May 2012
Plan Review "T" Boat · Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4308661
11 January 2012
Administrative Inspection · Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4222983
9 January 2012
Administrative Inspection · Simplified Stability Test
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4254315
10 September 2010
COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 3770187
11 June 2008
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3233607
2 June 2008
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3225049
20 September 2007
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3042641
18 September 2006
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2781014
19 June 2006
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2685019
24 May 2005
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2366998
4 April 2005
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2326323
2 February 2005
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2284938
11 March 2004
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2025888
14 May 2003
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1792615
10 February 2003
Annual Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1736307
3 June 2002
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1625589
29 April 2002
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1608782
4 May 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1063489
20 April 2001
Initial Certification
Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1456970
22 March 2001
Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1426564
Deficiency record · 56
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation
Issued 9 December 2021
Resolved
Provision must be made for closing all supply duct cowls or scoops and exhaust duct discharge openings for a space protected by a fixed gas extinguishing system. All closure devices must be readily available and mounted in the vicinity of the vent. Ventilation duct opening in engine space was not equipped with means of closure outside of the engine room over every vent. Ensure closure devices can secure to outside of engine space.
46 CFR 182.465(h)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 9 December 2021
Resolved
Fixed gas fire extinguishing systems are required to be serviced and inspected. Vessel required to provide satisfactory evidence of the required servicing. Vessel was unable to show servicing history of the fixed fire extinguishing system installed onboard the vessel. Provide satisfactory evidence of required servicing to attending marine inspector.
46 CFR 176.810(b)(2)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 9 December 2021
Resolved
Each item of lifesaving equipment determined by the marine inspector to not be in serviceable condition must be repaired or replaced. Vessel's life ring buoy retro reflective material is deteriorated and light is not operational. Replace retro reflective material and water
light.
46 CFR 176.808(b)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 9 December 2021
Resolved
An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel. Two lifejackets in unserviceable condition. Passenger count reduced by two.
46 CFR 180.71
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 9 December 2021
Resolved
Individual power pumps used for separate spaces are to be controlled from a central control point and must have a light or other visual means at the control point to indicate operation; and be permanently mounted. Vessel's bilge pump missing visual indication light and not permanently mounted.
46 CFR 182.520(a),(e)(4)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 9 December 2021
Resolved
The construction and arrangement of a vessel must allow the safe operation of the vessel in accordance with the terms of its Certificate of Inspection giving consideration to provisions for a seaworthy hull. Replace missing or broken bolts on awning.
46 CFR 177.100
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 9 December 2021
Resolved
For vessels other than those covered in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the name of the vessel must be marked on some clearly visible exterior part of the port and starboard bow and the stern of the vessel.
46 CFR67.123(a)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Cargo Ship Safety Radio (including exemption)
Issued 9 December 2021
Resolved
Each ship transporting more that six passengers for hire equipped with a radiotelephone station must carry a radio operator who: holds a marine radio operator permit or higher class license. Provide radio operator permit.
47 CFR 80.158 (e)
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 9 December 2021
Resolved
Firefighting drills and training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. Vessel unable to provide logs for all drills including fire fighting drills and training. Submit proof of comprehensive logs and records of drills, records, and training onboard to Marine Inspector.
46 CFR185.524(d)
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 9 December 2021
Resolved
The marine employer must have a sufficient number of alcohol testing devices readily accessible on board the vessel. Vessel does not have any means to test for presence of alcohol.
46 CFR 4.06-15 (a)
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 9 December 2021
Resolved
Each vessel must be equipment with at least two operable portable battery lights. Provide two portable battery lights.
46 CFR 183.430
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 9 December 2021
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. Vessel's first aid kit was expired. Provide new first aid kit.
46 CFR 184.710
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 9 December 2021
Resolved
As appropriate for intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date: Charts, U.S. Coast Pilot [name withheld] List, tide tables, and current tables.
Vessel's Light List not up to date.
46 CFR 184.420
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 7 December 2020
Resolved
18 adult life jackets condemned. Provide 18 life jackets. Passenger count reduced by 18.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 7 December 2020
Resolved
Bilge high water visual alarm not operational. Provide operational bilge high level visual alarm at helm.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 7 December 2020
Resolved
Vessel name not on port or starboard side of vessel. Provide name on port and starboard side of vessel.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 7 December 2020
Resolved
Nav lights not operational. Provide operational navigation lights.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 7 December 2020
Resolved
Alternator seized, not able to get underway. Make repairs to alternator and get underway for trials.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 14 November 2019
Resolved
Ring buoy light was extinguished. Repair/renew in accordance with 46 CFR 176.808.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 14 November 2019
Resolved
Engine compartment automatic bilge pump did not have visual indicator at the operating station. Provide indicator at operating station in accordance with 46 CFR 182.530.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 22 January 2019
Resolved
Fireboy system is missing manual activation function and will not secure engine upon activation. Prove correct operation in accordance with 46 CFR 181.420.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 22 January 2019
Resolved
Lifejacket retro-reflective material was unsatisfactory. Renew in accordance with 46 CFR 176.808.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 22 January 2019
Resolved
Ringbuoy retro-reflective material was unsatisfactory.
Renew in accordance with 46 CFR 176.808.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 22 January 2019
Resolved
Green navigation light was inoperable. Repair in accordance with 46 CFR 183.420. Vessel restricted to daylight operations.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 22 January 2019
Resolved
Provide proof of completion of required drills by all crew members in accordance with 46 CFR 185.420.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF EPIRB
Issued 22 January 2019
Resolved
Provide e-pirb monthly testing documentation in accordance with 46 CFR 185.728.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 26 December 2018
Resolved
Fireboy did not secure engine upon activation. Manual activation cable was disconnected. Prove correct operation/installation of Fireboy in accordance with 46 CFR 181.420.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 18 December 2018
Resolved
Engine failed. Repair/renew engine in accordance with 46 CFR 176.804.
Communications › Alarms/Indicators › Bilge Alarm
Issued 8 February 2018
Resolved
Bilge alarm inoeprative. Repair in accordance with 46CFR 182.530
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC Safety Radiotelephony Certificate
Issued 8 February 2018
Resolved
FCC Safety Radiotelephony Certificate missing. Provide in accordance with 47CFR.
Fire Fighting › Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System › Servicing
Issued 18 January 2017
Resolved
Provide serving certificates.
Fire Fighting › Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System › Operating Controls
Issued 18 January 2017
Resolved
Engine room blower doesn't turn off when fixed system is actuated.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Retroreflective Material
Issued 18 January 2017
Resolved
Retro reflective tape not service able on half the lifejackets.
Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Storage
Issued 18 January 2017
Resolved
Flare storage is not adequate
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Hose
Issued 14 November 2016
Resolved
Replace dry rotted fuel fill hose.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell
Issued 14 November 2016
Resolved
Repair cracked/broken FRP on bow area of air tube attachment system.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC Safety Radiotelephony Certificate
Issued 7 November 2016
Resolved
Vessel to obtain FCC Safety Radio Telephony Certificate.
Communications › Radio Communications › Radiotelephone Transceiver (2-27.5 MHz)
Issued 7 November 2016
Resolved
Provide current MMSI and GPS for DSC radio.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 7 November 2016
Resolved
Remove dead-end wiring from starboard aft compartment.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Rudder
Issued 7 November 2016
Resolved
Provide means for emergency steering.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Storage
Issued 7 November 2016
Resolved
Properly label PFD storage locations with PFD numbers.
Documentation › Markings/Placards › Garbage Placard
Issued 7 November 2016
Resolved
Provide current garbage discharge placard.
Communications › Radio Communications › Radiotelephone Transceiver (2-27.5 MHz)
Issued 7 November 2016
Resolved
Provide emergency broadcast placard.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Pump
Issued 7 November 2016
Resolved
Provide visual indication of automatic bilge pump activation.
Documentation › Manuals/Policy Documentation › Emergency Instructions
Issued 7 November 2016
Resolved
Provide accurate emergency instructions at operators station.
Engineering › Thrusters › Hose
Issued 10 September 2010
Resolved
Renew double hose clamps on prop blowback.
Communications › Alarms/Indicators › High Water Alarm
Issued 10 September 2010
Resolved
Install high water alarm in bow thruster space.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Magnetic Compass
Issued 10 September 2010
Resolved
Provide light for compass.
Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB
Issued 10 September 2010
Resolved
Provide EPIRB hydro expiration date.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Halon Fire Extinguishing System › Operating Controls
Issued 10 September 2010
Resolved
Prove Fire Boy system is installed IAW manufacture recommendations.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Cofferdam
Issued 10 September 2010
Resolved
Repair baffle leak between forward compartment and stbd middle compartment.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Employee Coverage
Issued 10 September 2010
Resolved
Conduct DAPI Audit prior to carrying passengers.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Training Requirements
Issued 29 April 2002
Resolved
Provide evidence of an active EAP.
Engineering
Issued 20 April 2001
Resolved
INSTALL FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE IN ENGINE ROOM.
Electrical
Issued 20 April 2001
Resolved
REMOVE WINGNUTS AND INSTALL PERMANENT FASTENER ON BATTERY POSTS.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 20 April 2001
Resolved
INSTALL RAIL ON TRANSOM THAT MEETS MINIMUM DECK RAIL REQUIREMENT.
Casualty record · 1
9 August 2023Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7789735
Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
Ownership record
The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title,
with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National
Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.