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Ala Wai ‘Pirate Ship’ Is Pau But Public Is Stuck With The Bill – WTOP News

DLNR said the state will seek repayment from the last registered owners after spending $1.3 million on abandoned boats since 2020.

A 72-foot ship illegally moored in the Ala Wai boat harbor has met its fate not in Davy Jones’ locker, but crushed and dumped in the Waiʻanae landfill after it was impounded by the state last month at taxpayers’ expense. The former salmon boat, converted to a pirate-themed party boat in its last years, is...

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Ala Wai ‘Pirate Ship’ Is Pau But Public Is Stuck With The Bill

A derelict party boat is part of a longstanding problem with abandoned vessels that end up as dead weight in the budget of the state's boating division.

·Honolulu, United States
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Civil Beat broke the news in Honolulu, United States on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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