Matson, Horizon Lines, and Pash Hawaii do not have current tariffs with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission to provide water carrier service between Hawaii's neighbor islands, harbor-to-harbor or port-to-port. The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has no jurisdiction or authority of Hawaiian Inter Island water carrier service.

1. MARITIME SHIPPING HAWAII
JURISDICTION
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
THE JONES ACT
A PRESENTATION BY
CLIFTON M. HASEGAWA & ASSOCIATES, LLC

2. AMERICAN MARITIME CONGRESS
Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, as amended
(46 App. U.S.C. 883), commonly referred to as the Jones
Act, is one of the three legal pillars of the modern United
States Merchant Marine.
A cabotage law, the Jones Act requires that all merchandise
transported between two ports within the jurisdiction of
the United States be carried by a U.S.-flag vessel, built in
the United States, owned by a U.S. citizen and crewed by
American merchant mariners.

3. PORT HAWAII - 10 COMMERCIAL HARBORS
Honolulu Harbor
Kewalo Basin
Kaumalapau Harbor
Kahului Harbor
Kaunakakai Harbor
Kawaihae Harbor
Hilo Harbor
Nawiliwili Harbor
Port Allen Harbor
Kalaeloa Barbers Point Harbor
Source: State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Harbors Division

4. HAWAII FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE No. 9 (FTZ9)
Honolulu Harbor, Pier 39, was Hawaii’s first Foreign Trade Zone site.
Current site: FTZ9, Pier 2, Honolulu Harbor.
FTZ9 sites also include Campbell Industrial Park, Mililani Tech Park,
Maui, Hilo, and Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA).
Source: FTZ9

5. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD (STB)
TARIFF AUTHORITY
“The STB would only have tariff authority over carriers
involved in US noncontiguous domestic marine traffic. For
example, STB would have authority over carriers operating
between Hawaii and the US 48 states.
The STB would not have authority over Hawaiian interisland carriers, traffic between the noncontiguous states or
territories themselves (ex: Alaska to Hawaii, or Guam to
Hawaii), or international traffic (ex: Canada to Hawaii).”
Source: STB. January 17, 2014

6. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD (STB)
CARRIER TARIFF AUTHORITY
The carriers: SaltChuk, Young Brothers, Old Oahu Tug Services,
and any others, would only be subject to STB tariff filing
requirements to the extent they publish rates, or carry freight,
between any noncontiguous state or territory and the 48 US
states.
Source: STB. January 17, 2014

7. THE HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
WATER CARRIER TARIFF AUTHORITY
The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission regulates four water carriers:
1. Young Brothers, Limited (“Young Brothers”),
2. Sea Link of Hawaii, Inc. (“Sea Link”),
3. Hone Heke Corporation (“Hone Heke”), and
4. Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines LLC (“Pasha”)
Source: Hawaii Public Utilities Commission

8. MATSON NAVIGATION
HORIZON LINES
MATSON NAVIGATION - Dedicated Neighbor Island Fleet
Matson's frequent, reliable schedules extend to each of the
major ports of Hawaii's Neighbor Islands: Kahului, Maui;
Nawiliwili, Kauai; and Hilo and Kawaihae on the Big Island of
Hawaii. Service is also available to the islands of Molokai and
Lanai.
HORIZON LINES – Sailing and service from Honolulu Harbor
to the Neighbor Islands.

9. MATSON NAVIGATION
HORIZON LINES
HAVE NO VALID WATER CARRIER
TARIFFS TO PROVIDE HARBOR-TOHARBOR OR PORT-TO-PORT
INTER-ISLAND SERVICE WITHIN
PORT HAWAII
FILED WITH
THE HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

10. MATSON NAVIGATION
HORIZON LINES
Any and All Tariffs filed With The Surface Transportation Board
(STB) to provide Harbor-to-Harbor or Port-to-Port water carrier
transportation for Hawaiian Inter-Island Service have No Force
And Effect. The STB has no jurisdiction for Harbor-to-Harbor or
Port-to-Port water carrier transportation within Port Hawaii.
Please call and confirm with:
1.The Surface Transportation Board
2.HIDOT, Harbors Division
3.Shipping Agents for Matson
4.Shipping Agents for Horizon

11. HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PASHA HAWAII TRANSPORT LINES, LLC
DOCKET NO. 2009-0059 ORDER NO. 31766
Affirms Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines, LLC's Interim Authority
to Operate through December 31, 2013.
Dismisses without Prejudice Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines, LLC's
Application for A Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.
DOCKET STATUS: CLOSED

12. WATER CARRIERS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE
TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN PORTS AND
HARBORS WITHIN PORT HAWAII
as of January 20, 2014
Young Brothers, Limited (“Young Brothers”)
Sea Link of Hawaii, Inc. (“Sea Link”)
Hone Heke Corporation (“Hone Heke”)