Hawaii Revised Statutes 342d-6.5 Hawaiian Loko I‘a. ‘ ‘ ‘

§342D-6.5 Hawaiian loko i‘a. (a) The department shall process applications for permits and water quality certifications for the reconstruction, restoration, repair, or reuse of any loko ia, or Hawaiian fishpond as defined in section 183B-1, before all other permits and certifications. The director shall render a decision on the completeness of any application for that permit or water quality certification within thirty days of receipt. Applications for loko ia reconstruction, restoration, or repair that are incomplete shall be denied without prejudice. The director shall render a decision on any complete application for a permit or water quality certification for any loko ia within one hundred fifty days.

(b) The department shall waive the requirement to obtain water quality certification under this chapter for any person that has received notice of authorization to proceed from the department of land and natural resources office of conservation and coastal lands under the statewide programmatic general permit for the restoration, repair, maintenance, and operation of loko ia.

(c) For purposes of this section:

"Water quality certification" means state certification pursuant to section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act. [L 1995, c 177, §3; am L 2015, c 230, §2]

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