Hawaii · statute · Haw. Rev. Stat. ch. 173A · 17 active provisions
The State has provided for the regulation of land use and development throughout the State under the provisions of the land use law, and has provided through that law for the controlled regulation of land use and development of lands which have natural, environmental, recreational, scenic or historic value. However, th…
As used in this chapter: "Board" means the board of land and natural resources. "Commission" means the legacy land conservation commission. "Department" means the department of land and natural resources. "Land" means the earth, water, and air, above, below, or on the surface, and includes easements and rights in land,…
(a) There is established within the department of land and natural resources a legacy land conservation commission. The commission shall consist of nine members, with at least one member from each of the counties, who shall be appointed in the manner and serve for the term set forth in section 26-34 as follows: (1) Fou…
The responsibilities of the commission shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Advising the department and the board on any proposal, public or private, for the acquisition of any interest or rights in land having value as a resource to the State; (2) Advising the department and the board on any requests for grants f…
. In advising the department and the board, the commission shall give the following lands priority in its recommendations for acquisitions: (1) Lands having exceptional value due to the presence of: (A) Unique aesthetic resources; (B) Unique and valuable cultural or archaeological resources; or (C) Habitats for threate…
In consultation with the senate president and speaker of the house of representatives, the department shall prepare and, from time to time, revise a plan for the acquisition of land having value as a resource to the State. This plan shall guide the board in acquiring such land in the exercise of its powers under this c…
(a) In consultation with the senate president and speaker of the house of representatives, the board may acquire, by purchase, gift, or the exercise of the power of eminent domain as authorized by chapter 101, any land having value as a resource to the State. Such acquisition is hereby declared to be for a public use.…
(a) Notwithstanding section 171-30, the appraisal of land having value as a resource to the State and acquired by the State under this chapter may be performed as follows: (1) The board may review, approve, and accept any existing appraisal prepared on behalf of a nonprofit organization if: (A) The appraisal was comple…
(a) A land conservation fund, hereinafter called "fund", is hereby established. (b) The proceeds from the sale of any general obligation bonds authorized and issued for purposes of this chapter shall be deposited in or credited to the fund. (c) Any net proceeds or revenue from the operation, management, sale, lease, or…
The board shall prepare an annual program for the purchase or acquisition by eminent domain of land having value as a resource to the State.
The board shall, subject to chapter 171, administer, maintain, and manage any land acquired under the provisions of this chapter, may charge such fees for the use of any such land as it considers to be reasonable, and may construct on such land any improvement which it deems to be necessary to carry out the purposes of…
On the land acquired under this chapter the board may undertake any development which is consistent with the land use law and all other laws applicable to the land and development. For purposes of this section, "development" includes (1) any building or mining operation; (2) any material change in use, intensity of use…
After consultation with the senate president and speaker of the house of representatives, and subject to the approval of the governor, the board may make grants to state agencies, counties, and nonprofit land conservation organizations from available funds for the purchase or acquisition of interests or rights in land…
Whenever any such land is sold by any state agency, county, or nonprofit land conservation organization, that portion of the net proceeds (sale price less actual expenses of sale) of such sale equal to the proportion that the grant by the State bears to the original cost of the land or other property shall be paid to t…
In carrying out its functions under this chapter the board may do all things necessary, useful, and convenient in connection with the acquisition, administration, maintenance, and management of lands having value as a resource to the State, subject to all applicable laws, and may provide any necessary assistance to any…
The board and any county may comply with any condition, regulation, restriction, or requirement imposed by the United States or any other governmental agency, or by any person in any program providing grants or other funds for the acquisition of land having value as a resource to the State.
(a) The board shall be responsible for the reimbursement of debt service on the Turtle Bay reimbursable general obligation bonds from the land conservation fund in the amount of $1,500,000 per fiscal year until the bonds are fully amortized. (b) Moneys expended for the payment of debt service on the Turtle Bay reimburs…