HAWAIIAN MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HAI were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HAWAIIAN MARINE of KAPOLEI, HI. The builder is listed in the USCG MIC database. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
HAI
Location
KAPOLEI, HI
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HAWAIIAN MARINE hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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HAWAIIAN MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a HAWAIIAN MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HAI" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HAWAIIAN MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HAWAIIAN MARINE hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is HAWAIIAN MARINE still in business?
USCG records list HAWAIIAN MARINE of KAPOLEI, HI in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a HAWAIIAN MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HAWAIIAN MARINE hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
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Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "HAWAIIAN MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hai, last verified 2026-06-12.