The HCDA shall allocate small craft berths and moorings in Kewalo Basin in order to promote the maximum safe, convenient, and efficient utilization of the facilities, in the following priorities:
If any of these berths are empty, and if there are no higher priority boats on the waiting list, the next priority vessels may be given a mooring in these berths; vessels with mooring permits for these berths will not be displaced by higher priority boats applying for regular mooring permits. Exceptions to the above priorities may be made when determined by the executive director to be in the interest of public safety, health, and welfare.
Haw. Code R. § 15-212-25