§668-7 Powers of the court. [(a)] The court shall have power, subject to section 668-8.5:
[(b)] When partition of two or more separate tracts or parcels of land is sought, the whole share of any party in all of them may be set apart to the party in any one or more of the tracts or parcels. Any plan for a subdivision shall, before approval of the court, be subject to approval by the planning department of any county having laws and regulations covering subdivisions, applicable thereto. If action by the planning department on the proposed subdivision is unreasonably delayed, the court may order the planning department to appear and show cause why the subdivision should not be approved by the court. [L 1923, c 178, §7; RL 1925, §2767; RL 1935, §4746; am L 1939, c 242, §9; RL 1945, §12456; am L 1949, c 222, §12; RL 1955, §337-7; HRS §668-7; am L 1972, c 90, §11(f) to (j); gen ch 1985]