Hawaii Revised Statutes 174. Water and Land Development
- 174-1 Findings and Declaration of Necessity.
It is hereby found that it is important to the welfare of the people of Hawaii that the overall economy of the State including...
- 174-2 Definitions.
The following terms, whenever used and referred to in this chapter, have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the...
- 174-3 Manager-Chief Engineer.
The board of land and natural resources shall appoint a registered professional engineer who shall act as manager-chief engineer of the water and land...
- 174-4 Interested Members of the Board or Employees.
No member of the board of land and natural resources or employees of the board shall acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any...
- 174-5 Powers.
(a) In addition to all the powers granted to the board of land and natural resources in chapter 171 for the purpose of carrying...
- 174-6 Further Powers.
(a) The board of land and natural resources shall also have power: (1) To establish the total amount of acreage assessments to be levied...
- 174-7 Issuance of Revenue Bonds.
The board of land and natural resources shall have the power to issue revenue bonds, as provided by part III of chapter 39 to...
- 174-8 Investment of Funds.
The director of finance may authorize the investment of any funds held in reserves, or any funds not required for immediate disbursement, in property...
- 174-9 Security for Funds Deposited by Board.
The board of land and natural resources may by resolution provide that all moneys deposited by it shall be secured: (1) By any securities...
- 174-10 Eligibility of Revenue Bonds for Investment.
It shall be legal for the State and any of its political subdivisions, or any political or public corporation, including the employees' retirement system...
- 174-11 Rate Policy; Sale of Excess Water.
The board of land and natural resources shall have the power to fix and adjust rates and charges for the furnishing of domestic water...
- 174-12 Repealed.
L 1987, c 306, §16.
- 174-13 Petition of Land Occupiers for Formation of Water Project.
Land occupiers, including the Hawaiian homes commission, comprising at least sixty per cent of the acreage of lands lying within an area proposed to...
- 174-14, 15 Repealed.
L 1987, c 306, §§17, 18.
- 174-16 Consideration of Petitions; Notice and Hearing.
When more than one petition is filed covering portions of the same territory, the board of land and natural resources may consolidate the petitions....
- 174-17 Formation of a Project on Initiative of Board; Notice and Hearing; Protests.
The board of land and natural resources may organize projects upon its own initiative. In this event, it shall fix a date for public...
- 174-18 Approval of Legislature, Appropriations.
Funds for acquisition or construction of facilities for each project, established by the board of land and natural resources under sections 174-13 and 174-17,...
- 174-19 Administration of Project; Acreage Assessments; Liens.
All projects established pursuant to this chapter shall be administered by the board of land and natural resources. In making the final determination to...
- 174-20 Furnishing Domestic Water.
In conjunction with any project which it has established, and subject to pertinent provisions of law governing the supply, the board of land and...
- 174-21 Repayment of Certain State Advances.
Whenever under legislative authorization, past, present or future, general obligation bonds of the State are issued or the proceeds of general obligation bonds of...
- 174-22 Land and Water Development Projects; Source of Funds; Disposition of Receipts.
All moneys necessary for administrative costs, engineering surveys, economic studies, plans, maps, and for other water projects or purposes of the board of land...
Last modified: October 27, 2016