Hawaii Revised Statutes 180. Soil and Water Conservation Districts

• 180-1 Definitions.
  Whenever used in this chapter: "Director" means a member of the governing body of a district. "District" or "soil and water conservation district" means...
• 180-2 General Powers and Duties of Department.
  The department of land and natural resources shall keep a record of its official actions and may perform acts and adopt rules as may...
• 180-3 Additional Powers and Duties of Department.
  The department of land and natural resources may: (1) Offer appropriate assistance to the directors of districts in carrying out their powers and programs;...
• 180-4 Creation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts; Petition.
  Occupiers of land representing a total of twenty-five or more votes lying within an area proposed to be organized into a district may file...
• 180-5 Hearing on Petition.
  Within thirty days after the filing of such a petition, the department of land and natural resources shall cause due notice to be given...
• 180-6 Referendum on Creation; Election of Officers.
  After the department of land and natural resources has determined that there is need for and local public sentiment is in favor of the...
• 180-7 Determining Feasibility of Operation of District.
  The department of land and natural resources shall, within a reasonable time thereafter, determine whether the operation of the proposed district would be administratively...
• 180-8 Organization of District.
  To complete the organization of the district, the department of land and natural resources shall present to the lieutenant governor a statement setting out...
• 180-9 Renewal of Petition to Create.
  After six months after the date of a determination by the department of land and natural resources that the operation of a proposed district...
• 180-10 Adding Territory; Petition.
  Petitions for adding territory to an existing district may be filed with the department of land and natural resources and the proceedings herein provided...
• 180-11 Consolidating Districts; Petition.
  Petitions for the consolidation of two or more districts may be filed with the department of land and natural resources. The petitions must be...
• 180-12 Appointment, Election, Qualifications, and Tenure of Directors.
  The terms of office of the two district directors appointed pursuant to section 180-7 shall be three years, except that those first appointed shall...
• 180-13 Powers of Districts and Directors.
  A district organized under this chapter, and the directors thereof, shall have, in addition to other powers granted in this chapter, the power to:...
• 180-14 State Agencies to Cooperate.
  Agencies of the state government, or other governmental subdivisions of the State, which have jurisdiction over publicly owned lands lying within any soil and...
• 180-15 Discontinuance of Districts.
  At any time after five years after the organization of a district under this chapter, any occupiers of land representing twenty-five or more votes...
• 180-16 Budget.
  The department of land and natural resources shall submit to the director of finance, annually the budgetary estimates and information required by chapter 37,...
• 180-17 Repealed.
  L 1993, c 280, §52.

Last modified: October 27, 2016