Chapter 198D — Chapter 198D

§198D-2 Establishment of Hawaii statewide trail and access program. (a) There is established the Hawaii statewide trail and access program, to be known as Na Ala Hele. The department of land and natural resources shall plan, develop, acquire land or rights for public use of land,…

§198D-3 Inventory. (a) The department shall establish, maintain, and amend, as required, an inventory of all trails and accesses in the State, whether wholly or partly on public or private lands and whether or not under the jurisdiction of the department, and a separate inventory…

§198D-4 Classification. The department shall classify each trail and access in the inventories according to the following:

§198D-5 Identification of proposed, potential, and needed trails and accesses. (a) In addition to the inventories under section 198D-3, the department shall identify and maintain a listing of: (b) The listing may be published in the inventories required under section 198D-3. [L 1…

§198D-6 Regulation of use of trails and accesses. The department, by rule adopted in accordance with chapter 91, may regulate the use of trails and accesses under the department's jurisdiction. Regulation of the use of trails and accesses shall be established for the following pu…

§198D-7.5 Agreements to defend and indemnify. (a) The department may enter into agreements with owners of public or private land to further the purposes of this chapter. Agreements between the State and an owner may provide that the State will defend the owner, its affiliates, an…

§198D-8 Request to acquire rights for public use of additional trails and accesses. The department may request the legislature for appropriations to acquire rights to trails and accesses which are closed to public use or which are necessary to effectuate the trail and access prog…

§198D-9 Other powers and duties of department. The department: