§167-5 Powers. In addition to any other powers granted to the board of agriculture and biosecurity for the purpose of carrying out all of its functions and duties, the board shall have the following powers for the purposes of this chapter:
The board is empowered, upon petition of land occupiers as provided by section 167-13, or upon petition of the Hawaiian homes commission or upon its own initiative, to prepare detailed plans for the acquisition or construction of facilities for irrigation or for economic development which in its opinion are economically feasible, to prepare estimates of the probable cost of each, and to prepare estimates of the water tolls and acreage assessments required for the cost of operation and the amortization of the investment of each project, so that the project shall be self-supporting. [L 1987, c 306, pt of §1; am L 2025, c 236, §18]