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KAHANUOLA

KAHANUOLA is a 1988 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 2016, most recently in September 2025, along with 4 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2018 and 2023.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 22 September 2025.

Built
1988
Last inspected
22 September 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

WDL2792
299966
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-299966

Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 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 2016.

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded2
Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2025)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity recorded. A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)36.0 ft × 11.0 ft × 5.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 13 / net 10
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderLIGHTNING FIBERGLASS · KILAUEA, HI, UNITED STATES · built 1988
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portKONA, HI
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 10 February 2026 · expires 28 February 2027
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 it13 - Simplified, Gross Ton
10 - Simplified, Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 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.
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Inspection history · 16

22 September 2025 Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · OP location-Sector Honolulu Prevention Department- Kailua Kona · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 8239356
10 July 2024 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7946819
26 May 2023 Annual Inspection · Damage Survey · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7696900
26 May 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7758335
20 October 2022 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7585128
5 October 2021 Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7343529
28 July 2021 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7270872
17 November 2020 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7094988
30 October 2019 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6842264
31 October 2018 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6570804
24 May 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6423984
6 December 2017 Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6316587
26 October 2017 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6295252
3 January 2017 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6065449
12 September 2016 Hull Examination · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 5995649
6 May 2016 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 5884831

Deficiency record · 4

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 26 May 2023 Resolved
A vessel must be operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and in such a manner as to afford adequate precaution against hazards that might endanger the vessel and the persons being transported. Vessel sustained damage after running aground. Vessel rep must submit repair plan proposal approval and oversight of repair to OCMI.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 9 June 2023
Resolved 30 June 2023
Resolution: Vessel rep submitted repair plan proposal for approval and oversight of repairs.
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)
Issued 26 May 2023 Resolved
A marine employer whose vessel is involved in a casualty or incident that is, or is likely to become, a serious marine incident as defined in § 4.03–2 of subchapter A of this chapter shall comply with the requirements of § 4.06 in subchapter A of this chapter. Vessel had expired alcohol test swabs onboard. Vessel rep must acquire sufficient alcohol test swabs.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 9 June 2023
Resolved 29 June 2023
Resolution: Vessel rep provided alcohol test swabs to the satisfaction of the attending MI.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 30 October 2019 Resolved
Prove proper operation of fixed gas fire system.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 4 November 2019
Resolved 4 November 2019
Resolution: Witnessed proper operation of fixed gas fire system.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 30 October 2019 Resolved
Provide bilge visual and audible indicators at helm.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 13 November 2019
Resolved 4 November 2019
Resolution: Provide bilge visual and audible indicators at helm.

Casualty record · 2

24 May 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6423984
26 May 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 5 injured · activity 7758335
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. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

Ownership record

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