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HI Rev Stat § 167-20 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|167. Irrigation Water Development|167-20 Furnishing domestic water.

  §167-20 Furnishing domestic water. In conjunction with any irrigation project which it has established, and subject to pertinent provisions of law governing the supply, the board of agriculture may establish a system for and supply water for domestic purposes to residents within and in close proximity to the irrigation project. The system shall be established only if (1) the board determines that it would be advisable and in the public interest to provide the domestic supply; (2) its construction and operation by the board has been consented to by the board of water supply of the county in which the project is situated, and by a majority of the land occupiers within the irrigation project; and (3) if under normal conditions of water availability, the operation of the system will not prejudice or interfere with the supply of irrigation water to the land occupiers within the project. The board may also subject to the limitations previously set forth in this section, take over, improve, and operate any existing system for the supply of domestic water if requested so to do by the owners and operators of the system. [L 1987, c 306, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 167-21 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|167. Irrigation Water Development|167-21 Repayment of certain state advances.

  §167-21 Repayment of certain state advances. (a) Whenever under legislative authorization, past, present or future, general obligation bonds of the State are issued or the proceeds of general obligation bonds of the State are used, by way of advancement, for the establishment and construction of any specific project under the jurisdiction of the board of agriculture in its irrigation water program, the board may repay the same to the director of finance, upon the expiration of ten years from the time of initial irrigation service to the project, which ten-year term shall be the development period, as repayment on account of the advancement. Such payments shall be made over the period of the next succeeding forty years after the termination of the development period, the total of which payments shall be sufficient to reimburse the State for redemption of the bonds together with interest paid by the State in respect of the same.  (b) The foregoing method of repayment of advances shall be effective for each phase of any multiphase project, the amortization period for the advancement commencing ten years from the time that facilities to provide irrigation service for each new project phase are put into operation.  (c) In the event that changing use of the land in a project substantially increases revenues, or other circumstances make it reasonably possible or desirable for the board to accelerate the amortization of advances it shall be permitted to do so. [L 1987, c 306, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 167-22 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|167. Irrigation Water Development|167-22 Irrigation system revolving fund.

  §167-22 Irrigation system revolving fund. (a) There is established the irrigation system revolving fund, into which shall be deposited:  (1) All legislative appropriations to the irrigation system revolving fund; and  (2) All or any portion of the receipts and revenues collected under this chapter, as determined by the board of agriculture.  (b) The irrigation system revolving fund shall be administered by the department of agriculture. Moneys in the revolving fund shall be expended for:  (1) Administrative costs, engineering surveys, economic studies, plans, and maps; and  (2) Other water projects or purposes of the board of agriculture.   In the event any moneys are expended from the revolving fund for engineering surveys, economic studies, plans, and other expenses directly attributable to any water project, or for the establishment of any water project, the amount of the expenditures shall be reimbursed to the revolving fund from any funds received by the board for and on account of the project. [L 1987, c 306, pt of §1; am L 1995, c 139, §5; am L 2011, c 124, §41]
HI Rev Stat § 167-22.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|167. Irrigation Water Development|167-22.5 REPEALED. L 2011, c 124, §50.

  §167-22.5 REPEALED. L 2011, c 124, §50.
HI Rev Stat § 167-24 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|167. Irrigation Water Development|167-24 REPEALED.

  §167-24 REPEALED. L 2011, c 124, §51.
HI Rev Stat § 168-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|168. Irrigation and Water Utilization Projects|168-1 Administration of chapter.

  §168-1 Administration of chapter. The board of agriculture in its irrigation water development program is charged with the administration of this chapter. [L 1987, c 306, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 168-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|168. Irrigation and Water Utilization Projects|168-2 Powers.

  §168-2 Powers. In addition to any other powers conferred upon the board of agriculture, the board shall have the powers hereinafter set forth. The board shall have the power to make preliminary surveys and engineering studies, and to construct irrigation and water utilization projects, designed to serve and supply the owners and occupants of lands, and to manage, control, operate, and maintain the projects in accordance with this chapter. If, in the board's reasonable discretion, existing civil service staff is inadequate to service the projects or the project facilities, the board shall also have the power to contract for services with the private sector for operation or maintenance of project facilities with any qualified person. It shall also have the power to contract with domestic water users including the counties. It shall further have the power to contract with the government of the United States or any bureau or agency thereof with regard to the construction or the financing of a system.  The board shall have power to fix, charge, and collect reasonable water rates for service from the water system to defray the cost of operation, maintenance, and replacements of the system. It shall also have the power to acquire by eminent domain, water and water sources either above or underground watersheds, reservoir sites, rights-of-way over lands and property for paths, trails, roads, and landing sites, ditches, tunnels, flumes, reservoirs, and pipelines necessary or proper for the construction and maintenance of a system for conveying, distributing, and transmitting water for irrigation and domestic use and for such other purposes as may properly fall within the scope of its activities in creating, managing, controlling, operating, and maintaining an irrigation and water utilization system. The power of eminent domain shall be exercised in the manner and under the procedure provided by law. [L 1987, c 306, pt of §2; am L 1998, c 289, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 168-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|168. Irrigation and Water Utilization Projects|168-3 Funds.

  §168-3 Funds. The board of agriculture shall pay all receipts and revenues received by it from the operation of an irrigation and water utilization system into the irrigation system revolving fund established under section 167-22. The fund shall be used and expended for the following purposes:  (1) Payment of the operating and maintenance costs of the system;  (2) Repairs, replacements, additions, and extensions;  (3) Reimbursement to the State the amount of any principal or interest due upon any bond issue under this chapter. [L 1987, c 306, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 168-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|168. Irrigation and Water Utilization Projects|168-4 Preference.

  §168-4 Preference. To the extent that the same may be necessary from time to time for the satisfaction of their water needs, domestic and agricultural, the Hawaiian homes commission and lessees of the Hawaiian homes commission shall at all times, upon actual need therefor being shown to the board of agriculture, have a prior right to two-thirds of the water developed for the Molokai irrigation and water utilization project by the tunnel development extending to Waikolu valley and ground water developed west of Waikolu valley, which was planned by the board of land and natural resources as the first stage of the Molokai irrigation project. [L 1987, c 306, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 168-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|168. Irrigation and Water Utilization Projects|168-6 Development period.

  §168-6 Development period. The board of agriculture shall fix a development period for a project authorized by this chapter not to exceed ten years from and including the first calendar year in which water is first delivered for the lands in the project. During the development period the board shall annually fix the tolls to be charged for water use and for acreage service charges, so that the cost of operation and maintenance of the project during the development period plus any amounts reimbursable to the State under section 168-3 will be returned over the full development period. [L 1987, c 306, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 168-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|168. Irrigation and Water Utilization Projects|168-7 Construction, when.

  §168-7 Construction, when. No actual construction of the physical features of a project shall be undertaken unless (1) lands or interests in lands deemed by the board of agriculture to be necessary for the construction and operation of the major features of the project works have been secured, or negotiations therefor have been initiated and it is indicated that the lands or interests in lands can be secured, at prices satisfactory to the board; and (2) the board has found (A) that water rights adequate for the purposes of the project have been acquired with titles and at prices satisfactory to the board or have been initiated and can be perfected in conformity with the law of the State and in a manner satisfactory to the board, and (B) that the water rights can be utilized for the purposes of the projects in a manner satisfactory to the board. [L 1987, c 306, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 168-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|168. Irrigation and Water Utilization Projects|168-8 Rules.

  §168-8 Rules. The board of agriculture may perform any and all acts and make such rules as may be necessary and proper for the purpose of carrying out this chapter, which upon compliance with chapter 91 shall have the force and effect of law. [L 1987, c 306, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 169-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|169. Private Agricultural Parks|169-1 Private agricultural parks.

  §169-1 Private agricultural parks.  The owners of one or more contiguous parcels, including public lands, within the agricultural district may establish a private agricultural park. The owners shall register the private agricultural park agreement with the department of agriculture, on forms prescribed and prepared by the department, which shall include the following information for each private agricultural park:  (1) The names and addresses of all the parties;  (2) The tax map parcel numbers and number of acres in each parcel to be included in the private agricultural park;  (3) The types of agricultural activities and products being produced or to be produced by each party, including non-agricultural by-products that may include renewable sources of energy for the production of electrical energy or liquid fuel and cold water for cooling, processing, and air conditioning purposes; and  (4) Other information that the department of agriculture determines may be of assistance in promoting the private agricultural park; provided that, by subsequent filings, a private agricultural park may add or delete parties and parcels from its original filing. [L 2009, c 122, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 169-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|169. Private Agricultural Parks|169-2 Activities permitted in a private agricultural park.

  §169-2 Activities permitted in a private agricultural park. Within a private agricultural park, pursuant to private agreements between any or all of the parties of the private agricultural park agreement, one or more of the parties may:  (1) Engage in the generation of electrical energy from fossil fuel or renewable energy sources, including the use of falling water, biomass, wind, and solar energy. Any electrical energy generated within the boundaries of the private agricultural park, whether by a party or parties to the agreement or through an agreement between a party or parties and a nonparty independent energy producer, may be produced, sold, transmitted, and consumed by any other party of the private agricultural park agreement; provided that the electrical energy generated is used for agricultural purposes including but not limited to the pumping of agricultural water, cooling, air conditioning, or agricultural processing; provided further that the electrical energy generated is used within the established boundaries of the private agricultural park; and provided further that the transmission and distribution system is solely owned by a party of the private agricultural park agreement;   (2) Collect, sell, and distribute cold water to any other party of the private agricultural park agreement to operate cooling and processing facilities for agricultural products or for air conditioning;   (3) Collect, store, sell, and distribute nonpotable water for irrigation purposes to any other party of the private agricultural park agreement; and  (4) Engage in any other lawful activity within the boundaries of the private agricultural park for the benefit of one or more of its parties. [L 2009, c 122, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 169-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 11. Agriculture and Animals|169. Private Agricultural Parks|169-3 Annual report.

  §169-3 Annual report. (a) Every private agricultural park shall file with the chairperson of the board of agriculture an annual report as prescribed by the chairperson. A copy of the report shall be submitted to the parties of the private agricultural park agreement at an annual meeting or mailed to each party of the private agricultural park agreement.  (b) The annual report shall include an affidavit that electricity generated and distributed within the private agricultural park was used solely for agricultural purposes within the private agricultural park. [L 2009, c 122, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 171-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|171. Public Lands, Management and Disposition of|171-3 Department of land and natural resources.

  §171-3 Department of land and natural resources. (a) The department of land and natural resources shall be headed by an executive board to be known as the board of land and natural resources. The department shall manage, administer, and exercise control over public lands, the water resources, ocean waters, navigable streams, coastal areas (excluding commercial harbor areas), and minerals and all other interests therein and exercise such powers of disposition thereof as may be authorized by law. The department shall also manage and administer the state parks, historical sites, forests, forest reserves, aquatic life, aquatic life sanctuaries, public fishing areas, boating, ocean recreation, coastal programs, wildlife, wildlife sanctuaries, game management areas, public hunting areas, natural area reserves, and other functions assigned by law.  (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), beginning January 1, 2010, the authority to manage, administer, and exercise control over any public lands that are designated important agricultural lands pursuant to section 205-44.5, shall be transferred to the department of agriculture. [L 1962, c 32, pt of §2; am L 1963, c 135, §4; Supp, §103A-3; HRS §171-3; am L 1981, c 116, §2; am L 1983, c 15, §2; am L 1991, c 272, §4; am L 1999, c 6, §2; am L 2008, c 233, §16] Cross References  Functions and authority, generally, see Const. art. XI, §2 and §26-15.  Hawaii climate change mitigation and adaptation commission, see §225P-3. Case Notes  Where the subject matter covered by Revised Ordinances of Honolulu §7-7.2 was the protection of the public against harm caused by dangerous dogs anywhere within the City's territorial limits by imposing criminal sanctions on dog owners who negligently fail to control their dangerous dogs, the ordinance was not aimed at regulating activities or managing resources within ocean waters; thus, the ordinance did not cover the same subject matter embraced by the department's authority to manage and control ocean waters pursuant to this section and did not conflict with state law. 120 H. 486 (App.), 210 P.3d 9.
HI Rev Stat § 171-4.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|171. Public Lands, Management and Disposition of|171-4.5 Aha moku advisory committee; established.

  §171-4.5 Aha moku advisory committee; established. (a) There is established the aha moku advisory committee to be placed within the department of land and natural resources for administrative purposes. The committee may advise the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources in carrying out the purposes of this section.  (b) The committee shall consist of eight members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate from a list of nominations submitted by the aha moku councils of each island. Oversight of the aha moku advisory committee shall be by the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources. The committee members shall select the committee chairperson from among the members.  (c) The members shall not receive compensation for their service, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred while participating in meetings and events approved in advance by the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources.  The aha moku advisory committee may hire an executive director who shall be exempt from chapter 76. The executive director may hire an administrative or executive assistant to assist the executive director in accomplishing the purposes of the aha moku advisory committee.  (d) The aha moku advisory committee may provide advice on the following:  (1) Integrating indigenous resource management practices with western management practices in each moku;  (2) Identifying a comprehensive set of indigenous practices for natural resource management;  (3) Fostering the understanding and practical use of native Hawaiian resource knowledge, methodology, and expertise;  (4) Sustaining the State's marine, land, cultural, agricultural, and natural resources;  (5) Providing community education and fostering cultural awareness on the benefits of the aha moku system;  (6) Fostering protection and conservation of the State's natural resources; and  (7) Developing an administrative structure that oversees the aha moku system.  (e) The committee shall submit an annual report in English and Hawaiian to the legislature and the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular legislative session. The annual report shall include a list of all recommendations made by the committee and the resulting action taken by the department over the course of the prior year. [L 2012, c 288, §2] Law Journals and Reviews  Applying Indigenous Ecological Knowledge for the Protection of Environmental Commons: Case Studies from Hawai`i for the Benefit of "Island Earth". 41 UH L. Rev. 300 (2019).
HI Rev Stat § 171-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|171. Public Lands, Management and Disposition of|171-5 Meetings, regular, special; quorum.

  §171-5 Meetings, regular, special; quorum. Regular meetings of the board of land and natural resources shall be held not less than once a month and the board shall provide in its rules and regulations the number and dates for the regular meetings. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson at any time by giving notice thereof to each member present in the State at least five days prior to the date of the special meeting; provided that notice shall not be required if all members present in the State agree and sign a written waiver of the notice.  However, no final action involving disposition of public lands may be had at such special meeting.  Any action taken by the board shall be by a simple majority of the members of the board; provided that a simple majority of the members present at a meeting and qualified to vote shall be required to allow any decision pursuant to section 183C-6(b). Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum to do business. The board shall keep accurate records and minutes of all meetings, special and regular, and they shall be public records. Copies of portions of the agenda relating to dispositions of land shall be made available to the public in the land office of each district at least three days before the meeting at which the matter will be discussed or voted upon. [L 1962, c 32, pt of §2; Supp, §103A-5; HRS §171-5; gen ch 1993; am L 2001, c 215, §3] Cross References  Meetings and records, see chapter 92. Case Notes  A quorum of the board is sufficient to conduct business, but any board action must be authorized by a majority of the total membership of the board (pre-2001 amendment). 102 H. 257, 75 P.3d 160.  Where a majority of the board (pre-2001 amendment) did not affirmatively approve or disapprove of electric company's application to modernize and expand electric generating station on conservation land within the time established, the board failed to render a "decision" so as to avoid the 180-day default mechanism of §183-41; thus, electric company was allowed to subject land to the use applied for. 102 H. 257, 75 P.3d 160.
HI Rev Stat § 171-6.4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|171. Public Lands, Management and Disposition of|171-6.4 General administrative penalties.

  §171-6.4 General administrative penalties. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the board or its authorized representative by proper delegation may set, charge, and collect administrative fines or bring legal action to recover administrative fees and costs as documented by receipts or affidavit, including attorneys' fees and costs; or bring legal action to recover administrative fines, fees, and costs, including attorneys' fees and costs, or payment for damages resulting from a violation of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter. The administrative fines shall be as follows:  (1) For a first violation, a fine of not more than $2,500;  (2) For a second violation within five years of a previous violation, a fine of not more than $5,000;  (3) For a third or subsequent violation within five years of the last violation, a fine of not more than $10,000.  (b) Any criminal action against a person for any violation of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter shall not be deemed to preclude the State from pursuing civil legal action against that person. Any civil legal action against a person to recover administrative fines and costs for any violation of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter shall not be deemed to preclude the State from pursuing any criminal action against that person. Each day of each violation shall constitute a separate offense. [L 2004, c 142, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 171-6.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|171. Public Lands, Management and Disposition of|171-6.5 REPEALED.

  §171-6.5 REPEALED. L 2004, c 142, §7.