Wharfage charges waived for cargo heading to Kahului

Port entry and dockage for vessels displaced by fire will also be waived

The state Department of Transportation is waiving wharfage charges for cargo inbound to Kahului Harbor from Aug. 11 to Sept. 10 to support humanitarian relief to Maui amid multiple wildfires.

Port entry and dockage for vessels displaced by the disaster will also be waived.

“We have to offer any help we can at this time for the people of Maui,” Transportation Director Ed Sniffen said in a news release Friday. “This will lessen the burden on shipping necessities to many who now have nothing. And we will continue to look at ways we can help the people of Lahaina and west Maui as we move forward.”

Wharfage will be waived for the following cargo types:

≤ Automobiles, in containers and other.

≤ Island agricultural products. ≤ Vehicles.

≤ Shipping device loaded, 45 feet, 40 feet, 24 feet, 20 feet and other.

≤ Island agricultural products, shipping device loaded, 40 feet, 20 feet and other.

≤ Diesel, fuel and gasoline. The waiver will be granted upon receipt of a wharfage report accompanied by documentation confirming that wharfage fees were not charged by a shipping company to a customer for the specified cargo. Further instructions on this waiver will be posted to the DOT Harbors Division website at hidot.hawaii.gov/ harbors/.

Additionally, when berth space is available, DOT will waive port entry and dockage for vessels displaced from small boat harbors on Maui, throughout the duration of Gov. Josh Green’s third emergency proclamation. Other rules and fees will apply and arrangements for port entry should be made through the respective Harbors District Office through an agent.