Chapter 171 — Chapter 171
126 sections in this chapter.
HRS §171-77 Transfers of title by bequest, devise, intestate succession, or by operation of law, and upon foreclosure
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§171-77 Transfers of title by bequest, devise, intestate succession, or by operation of law, and upon foreclosure. Notwithstanding the prohibitions contained in section 171-73, title to a residential lease or to the fee of the premises if purchased by the lessee, and to the impro…
HRS §171-78 Notice; drawing
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§171-78 Notice; drawing. No residential lease shall be made unless notice of the board of land and natural resources' intention to lease, with such details concerning the intended lease and method of application for the lease as the board deems necessary or desirable, is publishe…
HRS §171-79 Purchase of fee title by lessee
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§171-79 Purchase of fee title by lessee. At any time after the requirement of construction of a residence upon the premises has been fulfilled and after ten years from the date of the issuance of the lessee's residential lease, any residential lessee who is financially able to pu…
HRS §171-8 Land agents and other employees
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§171-8 Land agents and other employees. The board shall be represented in each land district by a district land agent. The board may employ other necessary employees. The district land agent shall exercise the powers and duties delegated by the board and shall report to the desig…
HRS §171-8.5 REPEALED
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§171-8.5 REPEALED. L 2021, c 143, §2.
HRS §171-80 Cancellation of leases
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§171-80 Cancellation of leases. Whenever the board of land and natural resources has reason to believe that any term or condition of a residential lease has been violated, it shall give notice to the lessee of the suspected violation as provided in section 171-20, and shall affor…
HRS §171-81 Surrender of lease
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§171-81 Surrender of lease. If at any time the lessee desires to surrender the lessee's lease and improvements, the board of land and natural resources may accept the surrender and purchase the improvements for their fair market value, as determined by appraisers, with funds from…
HRS §171-82 Approval by board
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§171-82 Approval by board. All subdivisions of public lands and premises covered by residential leases, all purchases and sales of improvements erected by lessees upon lots under residential leases, and all purchases of the fee titles to the leasehold premises by the lessees, and…
HRS §171-83 Costs of, and realization from, residential leasing
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§171-83 Costs of, and realization from, residential leasing. The board of land and natural resources is authorized to expend from the special land and development fund sufficient moneys to meet all costs of the planning, development, and subdivision of public lands for residentia…
HRS §171-84 Leases to certain developers of housing for low and moderate income families
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§171-84 Leases to certain developers of housing for low and moderate income families. Sections 171-73 to 171-76, or any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, residential public lands may be leased on a first priority basis, without a drawing or public auction, by the board o…
HRS §171-85 Definitions
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C. Disposition to Victims of Natural Disaster 1. disposition for other than residential or agricultural purposes §171-85 Definitions. As used in this part III C: "Disaster area" means an area proclaimed by the governor to be a disaster area. "Natural disaster" means any disaster …
HRS §171-86 Purpose
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§171-86 Purpose. It is the purpose of this part, in the public interest, to provide for immediate relocation and rehabilitation of disaster victims by making public lands available in the manner hereinafter provided, when a natural disaster strikes the State and devastates large …
HRS §171-87 Disposition to victims of natural disaster, when
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§171-87 Disposition to victims of natural disaster, when. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the board of land and natural resources may dispose of public land to victims of a natural disaster by negotiation and without recourse to public auction for purposes other than the…
HRS §171-88 Option to purchase
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§171-88 Option to purchase. Any owner in fee simple of private land in a disaster area who leases or who presently has a lease of public land under this part shall be entitled to an option to purchase in fee simple the public land so leased if the owner's private land was or is c…
HRS §171-89 Applications
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§171-89 Applications. All applications for a lease shall be filed with the board of land and natural resources within three months after the date of the natural disaster, provided that the board may extend the time for filing applications for an additional period not to exceed th…
HRS §171-9 Land districts
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§171-9 Land districts. For the purposes of this chapter the State is divided into the following land districts: First land district: The island of Hawaii and the reefs and reef lands off the shores of the island of Hawaii. Second land district: The islands of Maui, Molokai, Lanai…
HRS §171-90 Eligibility
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§171-90 Eligibility. Any person shall be eligible to apply for a lease under this part if the person was an owner, lessee, or tenant in actual possession of real property in a disaster area and whose business activity or undertaking, not primarily agricultural in character, was s…
HRS §171-91 Notice of availability of leases; selection of lessees
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§171-91 Notice of availability of leases; selection of lessees. Notice of availability of land to be offered to qualified applicants for lease shall be by publication in accordance with the same procedure as set forth in section 171-16(b), but limited to the county in which the l…
HRS §171-92 Existing public leases
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§171-92 Existing public leases. Where a person has an unexpired lease, including a residential lease, of public land damaged by a natural disaster and rebuilding on such land is not prohibited, the board of land and natural resources may negotiate an extension of the lease to mak…
HRS §171-93 Authorization
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2. disposition for residential purposes §171-93 Authorization. The board of land and natural resources may dispose of by sale, lease, or lease with option to purchase, public land through drawing by lots and without recourse to public auction to persons dispossessed or displaced …
HRS §171-94 Persons dispossessed or displaced
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§171-94 Persons dispossessed or displaced. For the purposes of this part, a person dispossessed or displaced by natural disaster means any owner of land in possession or any lessee or tenant of land in possession, who has used the property for residential purposes immediately pri…
HRS §171-95 Disposition to governments, governmental agencies, public utilities, and renewable energy producers
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D. Disposition to Government Agencies and Public Utilities §171-95 Disposition to governments, governmental agencies, public utilities, and renewable energy producers. (a) Notwithstanding any limitations to the contrary, the board of land and natural resources may, without public…
HRS §171-96 Lease to foreign governments
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§171-96 Lease to foreign governments. Notwithstanding any limitations to the contrary, the board of land and natural resources may, with the prior approval of the governor, lease public lands for consulate purposes without recourse to public auction to foreign governments. The ma…
HRS §171-97 [Definitions.]
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PART IV. RELATING TO EXISTING HOMESTEAD RIGHTS; CONTINUATION THEREOF AND REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS §171-97 [Definitions.] As used in this part: "Cash freehold" means a right of possession to land under an agreement called a freehold agreement under section 73 of the Hawaiia…
HRS §171-98 Release of restrictions
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§171-98 Release of restrictions. It being in the public interest, all public land for which any certificate, lease, agreement, or patent has heretofore been issued imposing restrictions against alienation and forfeiture provisions prescribed by Public Law 192, 61st Congress, 2d S…
HRS §171-99 Continuation of rights under existing homestead leases, certificates of occupation, right of purchase leases, and cash freehold agreements
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§171-99 Continuation of rights under existing homestead leases, certificates of occupation, right of purchase leases, and cash freehold agreements. (a) Issuance of land patents to occupier or lessee of homestead lands. A fee simple patent shall be issued to every existing occupie…