KE KULA MALIE

Passenger (Uninspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O)

KE KULA MALIE is a 1979 passenger vessel (uninspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2016, most recently in November 2024, along with 17 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 6 November 2024.

Built: 1979
Last inspected: 6 November 2024
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 12
Deficiencies: 17 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 6 November 2024

Recorded inspections12

…physical examinations8

…with no type recorded4

Deficiencies 17 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 8 calendar years (2016–2024)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it 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.

Identity

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WDB8090

54444

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-54444

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it4 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
4 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspection history · 12

6 November 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 8035013

3 March 2022 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7405406

3 July 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7244884

20 February 2021 Drydock Exam · Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7143522

20 February 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7144553

7 April 2020 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6942584

7 August 2019 Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6776275

19 December 2018 Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6600544

15 November 2017 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6307368

28 July 2017 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6226843

7 February 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6084843

20 June 2016 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 5906738

Deficiency record · 17

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 20 February 2021 Resolved

The cognizant OCMI may require that a vessel and its equipment undergo any additional test or inspection deemed reasonable and necessary to determine that the vessel and its equipment are suitable for the service in which they are to be employed. Sector Honolulu was notified that the KE KULA MALIE capsized today IVO Wailupe Peninsula. Haul out at dry dock for damage survey by Marine Inspector. 46CFR176.840

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 2 March 2021
Resolution: Replaced with deficiency #2 on 2 March 2021.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation

Issued 22 April 2020 Resolved

Vessels operated solely within 20 nautical miles of land must be equipped with a VHF-DSC radiotelephone installation meeting the requirements 47 CFR 80.1101 (c)(2). Vessels VHF radio is missing GPS input for DSC function. 47 CFR 80.905 (a)(1)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 22 May 2020
Resolved 21 May 2020
Resolution: Vessel purchased new radio with built in GPS

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 19 December 2018 Resolved

To maintain a valid Certificate of Inspection, you must complete your annual inspection within the 3 months before or after each anniversary date and your COI must be endorsed. Your vessel's anniversary date is 21 August and the last day of your 3 month window was 21 November 2018. Prior to operating with passengers, submit an application for certification and conduct a inspection for certification.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 16 January 2019
Resolution: Satisfactory COI Renewal inspection conducted.

Documentation › Manuals/Policy Documentation › Emergency Instructions

Issued 15 November 2017 Resolved

Emergency instructions/procedures are not written to be vessel specific. Operator must provide emergency instructions for man overboard, abandon ship, and fire.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 November 2017
Resolved 20 November 2017
Resolution: Operator created new emergency instructions and they are posted onboard.

Engineering › Steering Gear System › Hydraulic Hose

Issued 15 November 2017 Resolved

Hydraulic line on steering system found leaking at connection to hydraulic tank behind steering wheel. Replace components causing hydraulic oil leak on steering system.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 November 2017
Resolved 16 November 2017
Resolution: Operator purchased o-ring for faulty o-ring identified to be leaking in steering hydraulic line.

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable

Issued 15 November 2017 Resolved

Ring buoy grabline found wasted. Replace ring buoy with USCG approved ring buoy 20" or larger.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 November 2017
Resolved 16 November 2017
Resolution: Operator purchased Coast Guard approved ring buoy and placed into service.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Piping

Issued 15 November 2017 Resolved

Fuel fill piping on port fuel tank is missing grounding wire. Install grounding wire on fuel fill piping.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 November 2017
Resolved 20 November 2017
Resolution: Operator attached grounding wire to fuel fill piping on port side.

Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Valve

Issued 8 August 2017 Resolved

Provide skin valves for bildge overboard discharge. Provide proper discharge hoses for bilge system.

Condition: Improper Installation
Due 7 September 2017
Resolved 15 November 2017
Resolution: Overboard discharge piping and valves inspected; all sat.

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive) › Bedplate

Issued 8 August 2017 Resolved

Properly install forward engine mounts.

Condition: Improper Installation
Due 7 September 2017
Resolved 15 November 2017
Resolution: Engine mounts installation verified to be all sat.

Documentation › Markings/Placards › Vessel Number (state)

Issued 8 August 2017 Resolved

Properly label HA state number on hull.

Condition: Improper Installation
Due 14 August 2017
Resolved 17 August 2017
Resolution: Properly labeled HA state number on hull

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Condition

Issued 20 June 2016 Resolved

Life Jacket was torn at strap connection points.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 23 June 2016
Resolution: Operator provided photographic evidence of purchase of new replacement life jacket.

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts

Issued 20 June 2016 Resolved

Marine Chart and Coast Pilot out of date

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 July 2016
Resolved 8 August 2017
Resolution: Updated chart and coast pilot.

Fire Fighting › Fixed Gas Fire Extinguishing System › Operating Controls

Issued 20 June 2016 Resolved

Operating instructions not located at control station and in space

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 July 2016
Resolved 8 August 2017
Resolution: Operating instructions were present.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Tank

Issued 20 June 2016 Resolved

Bonding strap for fuel tank fill pipe and fuel tanks not installed

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 27 June 2016
Resolved 8 August 2017
Resolution: Bondering straps were present.

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Fuse

Issued 20 June 2016 Resolved

Fuses in aft electrical distribution box not to UL standard

Due 27 June 2016
Resolved 23 June 2016
Resolution: Operator provided photographic evidence of obtaining proper UL standard fuses.

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Guards for Exposed Hazards

Issued 20 June 2016 Resolved

Guard over belt and pully system missing

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 July 2016
Resolved 8 August 2017
Resolution: Found aluminium guard to be installed

Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB

Issued 20 June 2016 Resolved

Hydrostatic release expired

Due 27 June 2016
Resolved 23 June 2016
Resolution: Operator provided photographic evidence of purchase of new hydrostatic release for EPIRB.

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.