Hawaii · statute · Haw. Rev. Stat. ch. 141D · 13 active provisions
Article XI, section 3, of the Hawaii State Constitution establishes in part that the "State shall conserve and protect agricultural lands, promote diversified agriculture, increase agricultural self-sufficiency and assure the availability of agriculturally suitable lands." Smaller scale farming operations, particularly…
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Agricultural activities" includes: (1) The care and production of livestock, livestock products, poultry, and poultry products; (2) The care and production of apiary, horticultural, and floricultural products; (3) The planting, cultivating, and harvesting…
In addition to any other powers authorized in this chapter, to support and promote agriculture, the department may: (1) Plan, design, construct, operate, manage, maintain, repair, demolish, and remove infrastructure or improvements on any lands under the jurisdiction of the department; and (2) Permit a lessee to plan,…
(a) Upon mutual agreement and approval by the board and the board of land and natural resources: (1) The department may accept from the department of land and natural resources the transfer and management of certain qualifying agricultural enterprise lands and agricultural enterprises; and (2) Certain assets, including…
The department shall establish criteria by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91 and, subject to approval by the board, may convert qualified and encumbered agricultural enterprise lands and agricultural enterprises to department leases or other forms of encumbrance.
Notwithstanding chapter 171, the board shall establish criteria and rules to allow the cancellation, renegotiation, and extension of transferred encumbrances by the department. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, qualified and encumbered agricultural enterprise lands and agricultural enterprises transferred to the…
The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91, including eligibility requirements for each disposition and applicant qualification, to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter and chapter 171 to the contrary, the department may dispose of the following by negotiation, drawing of lots, conversion, or public auction: (1) Public lands and related enterprises set aside and designated for use pursuant to this chapter; and (2) Other lands and enter…
The department, or its lessees subject to the department's approval, may plan, design, develop, and manage agricultural enterprise lands and agricultural enterprises on: (1) Public lands set aside by executive order pursuant to section 171-11 for use as agricultural enterprise lands and agricultural enterprises; (2) Ot…
On behalf of the State or in partnership with a federal agency, county, or private party, the department may develop agricultural enterprise lands and agricultural enterprises.
(a) The department may negotiate and enter into leases with any person who: (1) Holds a revocable permit for agricultural purposes; (2) Has formerly held an agricultural lease or a holdover lease of public land that expired within the last ten years and has continued to occupy the land; or (3) Is determined by the depa…
Notwithstanding chapter 171, disposition of lands set aside for use pursuant to this chapter shall not be subject to the prior approval of the board of land and natural resources.
(a) Prior board action shall be required when an institutional lender acquires the lessee's interest through a judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure sale, by way of assignment in lieu of foreclosure, or when the institutional lender sells or causes the sale of the lessee's interest in a lease by way of a judicial or nonj…