{"id":45594,"date":"2014-05-31T05:27:21","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T20:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=45594"},"modified":"2014-05-31T05:27:21","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T20:27:21","slug":"boatus-foundations-courses-in-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=45594","title":{"rendered":"BoatUS Foundations Courses in Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>everybody asks me:  do you need a license to drive a boat in hawaii?  the answer is: no.  anybody could just go buy a $100,0000 boat, turn on the key, and drive it anywhere they wanted to in the ocean.  when you think about it, it&#8217;s pretty crazy.  BUT, things are changing.  after thousands of boating accidents and deaths, the government is finally going to implement some new rules.  starting november 2014, every person operating a boat will need to be licensed.  you have to take a boating course and pass the exam.  the course is about 7 hours long and you can either take it in a class, or online.  if you pass, you&#8217;re legal, if you don&#8217;t, you can&#8217;t drive a boat.  and if you get caught driving a boat without a license after november, you can get fined $1,000 and or spend 30 days in jail.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/boat-accident.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/boat-accident.jpg\" alt=\"boat-accident\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45599\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthe law is going into effect to prevent accidents like this.  a big boat in the water can kill people.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/hawaii710020348AR_b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/hawaii710020348AR_b.jpg\" alt=\"hawaii710020348AR_b\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45600\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nand if you don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;re doing, you can run your boat on the reef.  this happens many times a year in hawaii and it destroys the reef forever.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-shot-2014-05-25-at-11.32.49-AM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-shot-2014-05-25-at-11.32.49-AM-640x405.jpg\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-05-25 at 11.32.49 AM\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-45587\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nso here it is, the hawaii boating state requirements.  i know there will be many people that won&#8217;t get it.  old timers don&#8217;t want to go back to school.  it&#8217;s a hassle, it&#8217;s time consuming, and it&#8217;s a pain in the ass.  i spent my 7 hours online this past week reading the materials and taking my time.  then last night i stayed up late to take the 75 question exam.  right in the middle of the exam, i lost internet connection!!!  omg!!!  i tried again, got to question 55, and lost connection again!!!! omg!!!  then the third time i lost it again!!!!  i spent 2.5 hours online getting frustrated and finally gave up.   i will try again tonight and hopefully i will pass.  good luck to you too!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boatus.org\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO TAKE YOUR BOATING LICENSE ONLINE FOR FREE!!!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>everybody asks me: do you need a license to drive a boat in hawaii? the answer is: no. anybody could just go buy a $100,0000 boat, turn on the key, and drive it anywhere they wanted to in the ocean. when you think about it, it&#8217;s pretty crazy. 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