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Meeting: Hawaii County Council -August 20, 1997
Action: Close file
Re: Res. 269-94 /C-1239/1994/C-410
COUNTY OF HAWAII -STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION N0. 269 94
A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO REVISE THE AMENDMENT TO SECTION 19-44-65,
TITLE 19 OF HAWAII ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, TO LEVY WHARFAGE
CHARGES ONLY ON THE NEIGHBOR ISLANDS FOR CARGO TRANSSHIPPED
INTERISLAND.
WHEREAS, The County of Hawaii depends upon ocean freight to import food,
clothing, building materials and manufactured goods and to export materials and
agricultural products; and
WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii currently assesses a wharfage charge for cargo
shipped to or from Hawaii, plus an additional wharfage charge levied on the neighbor
islands for those items transferred from one ship to another on Oahu; and
WHEREAS, both inbound and outbound neighbor island cargos are also charged a
transshipment wharfage charge on Oahu except when cargo is transshipped at a single
terminal; and
WHEREAS, this double-charge results in a financial disincentive to carriers who
service the neighbor islands and reduces competitive pricing pressure on neighbor island
shipping rates; and
WHEREAS, in order to avoid this double-charge, a shipper would have to employ
its own inter-island service from a single terminal, which would significantly increase the
cost per interisland shipment and would affect all neighbor island businesses and
consumers; and
WHEREAS, the State's Department of Transportation's Harbors Division has
proposed amendments to its rules, including one regarding neighbor island wharfage
charges, which would reduce the double-charge on Oahu but still impose it; and
WHEREAS, the State has contended that adouble-charge is justified due to
additional wear and tear caused by using different terminals on Oahu, when in actuality
there is still only one unloading and one loading involved per cargo unit whether one or
more terminals are used, therefore there is no additional wear on harbor facilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY
OF HAWAII that it encourages the State Department of Transportation to revise the
amendment to Section 19-44-65 of Title 19, Hawaii Administrative Rules, to eliminate the
"double-charge" for cargo transshipped using more than one terminal and to instead levy
the wharfage charge only on the neighbor islands for all cargo transshipped whether using
a single or multiple terminals.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County transmit copies of this
Resolution to the Honorable John Waihee, Governor of the State of Hawaii, the Honorable
Stephen K. Yamashiro, Mayor of the County of Hawaii, and Mr. Rex D. Johnson, Director
of the Department of Transportation.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii this
day of
1994.
COUNTY COUNCIL
County oP Hawaii
Hilo. Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the
vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of
the County of Hawaii on
ATTEST:
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES NOES qgg ~
Reference -C - I ~ ~ 9 / F('
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. Z69 g4