Chapter 181 — Chapter 181
10 sections in this chapter.
HRS §181-1 Definitions
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§181-1 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context: "Board" means the board of land and natural resources. "Mineral" or "minerals" means any or all of the oil, gas, coal, phosphate, sodium, sulphur, iron, titanium, gol…
HRS §181-10 Funds
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§181-10 Funds. All fees and fines collected under this chapter and all moneys forfeited under any bond or deposit shall be paid into the treasury of the State as general realizations. [L 1957, c 161, §11; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §21; am L 1961, c 132, §2; Supp, §98C-11; HRS §181-10…
HRS §181-2 Powers of board
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§181-2 Powers of board. (a) The board of land and natural resources shall grant upon application therefor being made under section 181-4 a permit to strip mine, and may modify, suspend, revoke, or cancel the permit for cause as set forth in subsection (b) of section 181-4. The bo…
HRS §181-3 Prohibitions
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§181-3 Prohibitions. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in strip mining without first obtaining from the board of land and natural resources a permit so to do, in the form hereinafter provided. (b) It shall be unlawful for any operator to cause or permit any poison…
HRS §181-4 Application for permit; fee
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§181-4 Application for permit; fee. (a) Any operator desiring to engage in strip mining shall make written application to the board of land and natural resources for a permit. Application for the permit shall be made upon the form furnished by the board, which form shall require …
HRS §181-5 Bond
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§181-5 Bond. Contemporaneously with and as a condition precedent to the issuance of the permit, the operator shall file with the board of land and natural resources and thereafter shall keep in full force and effect until the operator shall be released therefrom as hereinafter pr…
HRS §181-6 Reclamation
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§181-6 Reclamation. (a) Prior to the commencement of any strip mining the operator shall submit to the board of land and natural resources a plan, which must be approved in writing, or approved as amended, which plan shall include, inter alia, a contour basis for the mining opera…
HRS §181-7 Termination, revocation of permit; release
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§181-7 Termination, revocation of permit; release. (a) Any unexpired permit shall be effective only so long as the operator possesses the legal right and power by legal estate owned to strip mine from the land described in the permit. All authority of the board of land and natura…
HRS §181-8 Appeal
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§181-8 Appeal. Any operator aggrieved by any decision, order, or action of the board of land and natural resources refusing, modifying, suspending, canceling, or revoking a permit or disapproving an amended plan of reclamation may appeal from such decision, order, or action to th…
HRS §181-9 Penalty; injunction
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§181-9 Penalty; injunction. Any person violating section 181-3(a) shall forfeit to the State not more than $5,000 for every violation, to be recovered by action brought in the name of the State by the board of land and natural resources. Any person violating section 181-3(a) or t…