Hawaii Revised Statutes 261. Aeronautics

GENERAL PROVISIONS

  • 261-1 Definitions.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Aeronautics" means the science and art of flight, including but not limited...
  • 261-2 Development of Aeronautics, General.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-2 Development of aeronautics, general. The department of transportation shall have general supervision over aeronautics within the State. It...
  • 261-3 Legislation, Intervention.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-3 Legislation, intervention. The department of transportation may: (1) Draft and recommend necessary legislation to advance the interests of...
  • 261-4 Airports, General.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-4 Airports, general. (a) Establishment, operation, maintenance. The department of transportation may, on behalf of and in the name...
  • 261-4.5 Biosecurity, Inspection, and Cargo Support Facilities.
    Part heading added by revisor. [§261-4.5] Biosecurity, inspection, and cargo support facilities. The department shall coordinate with the department of agriculture to facilitate the...
  • 261-5 Disposition of Airport Revenue Fund.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-5 Disposition of airport revenue fund. (a) Except for: (1) All proceeds from the passenger facility charge and deposited...
  • 261-5.5 Passenger Facility Charge Special Fund.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-5.5 Passenger facility charge special fund. (a) There is established in the state treasury the passenger facility charge special...
  • 261-5.6 Rental Motor Vehicle Customer Facility Charge Special Fund.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-5.6 Rental motor vehicle customer facility charge special fund. (a) There is established in the state treasury the rental...
  • 261-6 Civil Air Patrol.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-6 Civil air patrol. (a) Beginning in fiscal year 1988-1989 and in accordance with chapter 42F, the sum of...
  • 261-7 Operation and Use Privileges.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-7 Operation and use privileges. (a) In operating an airport or air navigation facility owned or controlled by the...
  • 261-7.5 Airport Facilities; Collection of Landing Fees and Other Charges and Fees.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-7.5 Airport facilities; collection of landing fees and other charges and fees. (a) The department shall have a lien...
  • 261-7.6 Use of Credit Cards to Pay for Airport Charges.
    Part heading added by revisor. [§261-7.6] Use of credit cards to pay for airport charges. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any payments...
  • 261-8 Federal Aid.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-8 Federal aid. The department of transportation may accept, receive, receipt for, disburse, and expend federal moneys, and other...
  • 261-9 Repealed.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-9 REPEALED. L 2015, c 237, §9.
  • 261-10 Exclusive Rights Prohibited.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-10 Exclusive rights prohibited. The department of transportation shall grant no exclusive right for the use of an airway,...
  • 261-11 Public Purpose of Activities.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-11 Public purpose of activities. The acquisition of any lands or interests therein pursuant to this chapter, the planning,...
  • 261-12 Rules, Standards.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-12 Rules, standards. (a) Powers to adopt. The director of transportation may perform such acts, issue and amend such...
  • 261-13 Orders, Notice, and Opportunity for Hearings, Judicial Review.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-13 Orders, notice, and opportunity for hearings, judicial review. (a) Every order of the director of transportation requiring performance...
  • 261-13.5 Promotion of Safety and Efficient Use of Facilities Where Congestion Occurs.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-13.5 Promotion of safety and efficient use of facilities where congestion occurs. (a) The legislature recognizes that air traffic...
  • 261-13.6 Helicopter Master Plan; Advisory Committee.
    Part heading added by revisor. [§261-13.6] Helicopter master plan; advisory committee. (a) The legislature recognizes that air traffic congestion on the ground constitutes a...
  • 261-14 Federal-State Joint Hearings, Reciprocal Services, Accident Reporting.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-14 Federal-state joint hearings, reciprocal services, accident reporting. (a) Joint hearings. The department of transportation may confer with or...
  • 261-15 Federal Airman and Aircraft Certificates.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-15 Federal airman and aircraft certificates. (a) Operation without, unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate...
  • 261-15.5 Aircraft Registration.
    Part heading added by revisor. [§261-15.5] Aircraft registration. Unless an aircraft is exempted by this section, no person shall operate or cause or authorize...
  • 261-15.6 Annual Registration Fee.
    Part heading added by revisor. [§261-15.6] Annual registration fee. The department shall assess and collect an annual registration fee of $10 from each operator...
  • 261-15.7 Failure to Register.
    Part heading added by revisor. [§261-15.7] Failure to register. (a) All aircraft, unless exempted, shall be registered within the time prescribed by rules adopted...
  • 261-16 Licensing of Airports.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-16 Licensing of airports. (a) Site approvals. Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the department of...
  • 261-17 Enforcement of Laws.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-17 Enforcement of laws. (a) The director of transportation, officers, and employees of the department of transportation, and every...
  • 261-17.5 Arrest or Citation.
    Part heading added by revisor. [§261-17.5] Arrest or citation. Except when required by state law to take immediately before a district judge a person...
  • 261-17.6 Parking Control At Airports.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-17.6 Parking control at airports. (a) The director may enforce airport rules pertaining to vehicle parking at airports by...
  • 261-17.7 Lost and Found Money or Property At Airports.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-17.7 Lost and found money or property at airports. (a) All money or property found at an airport owned...
  • 261-18 Hazard Pay for Employees.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-18 Hazard pay for employees. Any employee of the airports division of the department of transportation who performs fire,...
  • 261-19 Exchange of Violations Information.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-19 Exchange of violations information. The department of transportation may report to the appropriate federal agencies and agencies of...
  • 261-20 Department Proceedings and Reports.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-20 Department proceedings and reports. The department of transportation shall report in writing to the governor immediately following the...
  • 261-21 Penalties.
    Part heading added by revisor. §261-21 Penalties. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), any person violating this chapter, or any of the rules...

AIRPORTS

  • 261-22 Hilo International Airport.
    The official name of the airport situated at Waiakea, Hilo, Hawaii, shall be Hilo International Airport. The main passenger terminal at Hilo International Airport...
  • 261-23 Honolulu International Airport.
    All that area set aside by executive order No. 1016 for John Rodgers Airport and Keehi Lagoon Seaplane Harbor to be under the control...
  • 261-24 John Rodgers Terminal.
    When a new transpacific terminal building is constructed, it shall be designated "John Rodgers Terminal" in memory of the late Commander John Rodgers, United...
  • 261-25 Repealed.
    L 1989, c 58, §1.
  • 261-26 Kona International Airport At Keahole.
    The official name of the airport situated at Keahole-Kona, Hawaii shall be the Kona International Airport at Keahole. [L 1993, c 53, §1; am...
  • 261-27 Kawaihapai Airfield.
    The official name of the airfield located at Kawaihapai, formerly known as Dillingham Airfield, shall be Kawaihapai Airfield. [L 2001, c 276, §1]

AIRPORT RELOCATION

SPECIAL FACILITY PROJECTS

  • 261-51 Definitions.
    For the purpose of this part, if not inconsistent with the context: "Remodeling" includes reconstruction, renovation, rehabilitation, improvement, betterment or extension of a special...
  • 261-52 Powers.
    In addition and supplemental to the powers granted to the department by law, the department may: (1) With the approval of the governor, enter...
  • 261-53 Findings and Determination for Special Facility Leases.
    The department shall not enter into any special facility lease unless the department at or prior to the entering into of such special facility...
  • 261-54 Special Facility Lease.
    (a) In addition to the conditions and terms set forth in this part, any special facility lease entered into by the department shall at...
  • 261-55 Special Facility Revenue Bonds.
    All special facility revenue bonds authorized to be issued shall be issued pursuant to part III of chapter 39, except as follows: (1) No...

ABANDONED AIRCRAFT

TRESPASS TO AIRCRAFT

Cross References

Aircraft service and maintenance facility; general excise tax exemption, see 237-24.9.

Case Notes

Provisions of chapter indicate that for purposes of antitrust actions, department of transportation is, from every aspect, an instrumentality of the State. 553 F. Supp. 976.

Does not represent clearly articulated state policy to displace competition with state regulation in the provision of airport taxi services. 562 F. Supp. 712.

Last modified: October 27, 2016