Hawaii Revised Statutes 174c. State Water Code

PART I. ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE

PART II. REPORTS OF WATER USE

  • 174c-26 Filing of Declaration.
    (a) Any person making a use of water in any area of the State shall file a declaration of the person's use with the...
  • 174c-27 Issuance of Certificate.
    (a) When a declaration has been filed in accordance with this section and the commission has determined that the use declared is a reasonable,...

PART III. HAWAII WATER PLAN

  • 174c-31 Hawaii Water Plan.
    (a) The Hawaii water plan shall consist of four parts: (1) A water resource protection plan which shall be prepared by the commission; (2)...
  • 174c-32 Coordination.
    (a) Respective portions of the water resource protection and water quality plans, and the water use and development plans of each county, shall be...

PART IV. REGULATION OF WATER USE

  • 174c-41 Designation of Water Management Area.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. §174C-41 Designation...
  • 174c-42 Notice; Public Hearing Required.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. §174C-42 Notice;...
  • 174c-43 Investigations Required.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. §174C-43 Investigations...
  • 174c-44 Ground Water Criteria for Designation.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. §174C-44 Ground...
  • 174c-45 Surface Water Criteria for Designation.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. [§174C-45] Surface...
  • 174c-46 Findings of Fact; Decision of Commission.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. §174C-46 Findings...
  • 174c-47 Modifying and Rescinding Designated Areas.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. [§174C-47] Modifying...
  • 174c-48 Permits Required.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. [§174C-48] Permits...
  • 174c-49 Conditions for a Permit.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. §174C-49 Conditions...
  • 174c-50 Existing Uses.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. §174C-50 Existing...
  • 174c-51 Application for a Permit.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. [§174C-51] Application...
  • 174c-51.5 Dual Line Water Supply Systems; Installation in New Industrial and Commercial Developments Located in Designated Water Management Areas.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. [§174C-51.5] Dual...
  • 174c-52 Notice.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. [§174C-52] Notice....
  • 174c-53 Permit Issuance.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. [§174C-53] Permit...
  • 174c-54 Competing Applications.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. [§174C-54] Competing...
  • 174c-55 Duration of Permits.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. [§174C-55] Duration...
  • 174c-56 Review of Permits.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. [§174C-56] Review...
  • 174c-57 Modification of Permit Terms.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. [§174C-57] Modification...
  • 174c-58 Revocation of Permits.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. [§174C-58] Revocation...
  • 174c-59 Transfer of Permit.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. §174C-59 Transfer...
  • 174c-60 Contested Cases.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. [§174C-60] Contested...
  • 174c-61 Fees.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. [§174C-61] Fees....
  • 174c-62 Declaration of Water Shortage.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. [§174C-62] Declaration...
  • 174c-63 Appurtenant Rights.
    A water management area designation may not be challenged in an original action pursuant to §91-7. 83 H. 484, 927 P.2d 1367. [§174C-63] Appurtenant...

PART V. WATER QUALITY

  • 174c-66 Jurisdiction Over Water Quality.
    The department of health shall exercise the powers and duties vested in it for the administration of the State's water quality control program as...
  • 174c-67 Exchange of Information.
    (a) The department of health shall submit to the commission such information as the commission shall require as prescribed in its rules, provided it...
  • 174c-68 Water Quality Plan.
    (a) The department of health shall formulate a state water quality plan for all existing and potential sources of drinking water and that plan...

PART VI. INSTREAM USES OF WATER

  • 174c-71 Protection of Instream Uses.
    The commission shall establish and administer a statewide instream use protection program. In carrying out this part, the commission shall cooperate with the United...

PART VII. WELLS

PART VIII. STREAM DIVERSION WORKS

  • 174c-91 Definition.
    In this part: "Stream diversion works" means any artificial or natural structure emplaced within the stream for the purpose of diverting stream water. [L...
  • 174c-92 Registration of Existing Stream Diversion Works.
    Any person owning or operating a stream diversion works within or outside of a water management area shall register such work with the commission....
  • 174c-93 Permits for Construction or Alteration.
    No person shall construct or alter a stream diversion works, other than in the course of normal maintenance, without first obtaining a permit from...
  • 174c-94 Completion Report.
    Within thirty days after the completion of construction or alteration of any stream diversion work, the permittee shall file a written statement of completion...
  • 174c-95 Abandonment.
    Any owner of any stream diversion work wishing to abandon or remove such work shall first obtain a permit to do so from the...

PART IX. NATIVE HAWAIIAN WATER RIGHTS

Case Notes

Although the public trust doctrine and the state water code share similar core principles, the code does not supplant the protections of the public trust doctrine. 94 H. 97, 9 P.3d 409.

Despite evidence that permit applicant violated chapter 340E, neither the water code nor the public trust precluded the commission on water resource management from allocating water to applicant to supply water to domestic end users from a delivery system that may not comply with chapter 340E; as this jurisdiction separately regulates water allocation and drinking water standards, and there was no discernable legislative intent to make water use permit applications subject to compliance with chapter 340E, violations of chapter 340E were not germane to a review of the propriety of water allocation under the water code and the public trust. 116 H. 481, 174 P.3d 320.

Last modified: October 27, 2016