Hawaii Statutes

TITLE 6 - COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 46 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- §46-1.5 - General powers and limitation of the counties.
- §46-1.6 - REPEALED.
- §46-1.7 - Retention of emergency 911 recordings.
- §46-1.8 - Reciprocal supplying of tax information.
- §46-1.55 - Indigenous Hawaiian architecture.
- §46-1 - Meeting place of council.
- §46-2.1 - Comprehensive ordinance codes.
- §46-2.2 - Publication of supplements.
- §46-2 - Publication or advertising of ordinances, amendments, resolutions, and bills.
- §46-3.5 - REPEALED.
- §46-3 - REPEALED.
- §46-4.1 - REPEALED.
- §46-4.2 - Nonsignificant zoning changes.
- §46-4.5 - Ordinances establishing historical, cultural, and scenic districts.
- §46-4 - County zoning.
- §46-5 - Planning and traffic commissions; creation.
- §46-6.5 - Public access.
- §46-6 - Parks and playgrounds for subdivisions.
- §46-7 - Agreements with federal government; use of funds.
- §46-8 - State and county co-sponsorship of programs.
- §46-9 - Expenditures of money for sister-city relationships.
- §46-10 - County bands; travel.
- §46-11.5 - Maintenance of channels, streambeds, streambanks, and drainageways.
- §46-11 - Federal flood insurance.
- §46-12.5 - State beach park lifeguard services.
- §46-12 - Cleaning shores and beaches of seaweed, limu, and debris.
- §46-13.1 - Volunteer fire stations.
- §46-13 - Each county to determine its own number of fire stations.
- §46 14 - .5 Land use density and infrastructure; low-income rental units.
- §46-14 - REPEALED.
- §46-15.01 - Limitation of application.
- §46-15.1 - Housing; county powers.
- §46-15.2 - Housing; additional county powers.
- §46-15.3 - Regulation of adult family boarding home and care home.
- §46-15.4 - Administrative inspections and warrants.
- §46-15.5 - Cooperation by state departments.
- §46-15.6 - Definitions.
- §46-15.7 - Concurrent processing.
- §46-15.9 - Traffic regulation; repair and maintenance; public right to use public streets, roads, or highways whose ownership is in dispute.
- §46-15.25 - Infrastructure dedication; affordable housing.
- §46-15.35 - Family child care homes; permitted use in residential areas.
- §46-15.36 - Hospice homes; permitted use in residential areas.
- §46-15.39 - REPEALED.
- §46-15 - Experimental and demonstration housing projects.
- §46-16.3 - Regulation of commercial bicycle tours.
- §46-16.5 - Public passenger vehicle regulation.
- §46-16.7 - REPEALED.
- §46-16.8 - County surcharge on state tax.
- §46-16 - Traffic regulation and control over private streets.
- §46-17 - Regulation of certain public nuisances.
- §46-18 - Central coordinating agency.
- §46-19.1 - Facilities for solid waste processing and disposal and electric generation; financing; sale.
- §46-19.4 - Priority permitting process for renewable energy projects.
- §46-19.5 - Energy conservation standards for building design and construction.
- §46-19.6 - OLD REPEALED.
- §46-19.7 - Individual shower control valves required.
- §46-19 - Development of alternative energy resources.
- §46-20.5 - Regulation of towing operations.
- §46-20 - Regulation of sewerage and wastewater treatment systems.
- §46-21.5 - REPEALED.
- §46-21 - REPEALED.
- §46-22.1 - Salaries of members of council.
- §46-22 - Compensation of certain county officials.
- §46-23 - Salaries of department heads, deputies, assistants; fixed how.
- §46-24 - Limitation on salary of first deputy or assistant.
- §46-25.5 - Expenses.
- §46-25 - Salaries of county officers and employees; moneys payable into treasury.
- §46-26 - Bonds of county officers; form.
- §46-27 - Approval of bonds.
- §46-28 - Extent of liability.
- §46-29 - Certain notarial powers conferred upon county officers.
- §46-30 - Transfer of civil service personnel on reorganization.
- §46-31 - Transfer of noncivil service personnel on reorganization.
- §46-32 - Employees of council.
- §46-33 - Exemption of certain county positions.
- §46-34 - Civil service exemptions.
- §46-35 - Firefighters, counsel for.
- §46-36 - Authority of counties to engage in the process of managed competition; established.
- §46 41 - Budgets; financial records on fiscal year basis.
- §46-42 - Reports by fiscal officers.
- §46-43 - County records.
- §46-44.5 - Lapsed warrant.
- §46-44 - REPEALED.
- §46-45 - Excessive expenditures; penalty.
- §46-46 - Excess expenditures; when permitted.
- §46-47 - Franchise fees, disposition of.
- §46-48 - Deposit of funds in banks.
- §46-49 - Interest on deposits.
- §46-50 - Short term investment of county moneys.
- §46-51 - Deposit of securities with mainland depositories.
- §46-52 - Deposit of securities.
- §46-53 - Loans to the State.
- §46-54 - Collection of delinquent license fees, taxes, and other amounts.
- §46-55 - Schedule of council anticipated expenditures.
- §46-56 - Purchasing.
- §46-61 - Eminent domain; purposes for taking property.
- §46-62 - Eminent domain; proceedings according to chapter 101.
- §46-63 - Gift or sale of county property for care of aged persons.
- §46-64 - Disposition of surplus property.
- §46-65.5 - Exchange of park property.
- §46-65.6 - Thomas Square; to be maintained.
- §46-65.7 - Ala Wai golf course.
- §46-65 - Parks in the charge of council.
- §46-66 - Disposition of real property.
- §46-71.5 - Indemnification of county agencies.
- §46-71 - Service of process upon county.
- §46-72.5 - Counties' limited liability for skateboard activities at public skateboard parks.
- §46-72 - Liability for injuries or damages; notice.
- §46-73 - Claims for legislative relief; conditions.
- §46-74.1 - Exemption from improvement assessments.
- §46-74.2 - Public land or land exempt from taxation, etc.
- §46-74 - Waiver of exemption from assessment for improvements.
- §46-75 - Improvement bonds exempt from taxation.
- §46-76 - Location of utility facilities in improvement districts.
- §46-77 - Underground utility facilities in improvement districts.
- §46-78 - Improvement districts, initiation by the State.
- §46-79 - CUSIP numbers for district improvement bonds or improvement district bonds of counties.
- §46-80.1 - Community facilities district.
- §46-80.5 - Special improvement district.
- §46-80 - Improvement by assessment; financing.
- §46-81 - Reserve funds for payment of improvements.
- §46-85 - Contracts for solid waste disposal.
- §46-86 - Transactions for utility services.
- §46-87 - Liquidated damages.
- §46-101 - Short title.
- §46-102 - Definitions.
- §46-103 - Establishment of tax increment district.
- §46-104 - County powers.
- §46-105 - Collection of tax increments.
- §46-106 - Tax increment bonds.
- §46-107 - Tax increment bond anticipation notes.
- §46-108 - Annual report.
- §46-109 - Termination of a tax increment district.
- §46-110 - Tax increment fund.
- §46-111 - Computation of tax increment.
- §46-112 - Tax on leased redevelopment property.
- §46-113 - Cumulative effect.
- §46-121 - Findings and purpose.
- §46-122 - Definitions.
- §46-123 - General authorization.
- §46-124 - Negotiating development agreements.
- §46-125 - Periodic review; termination of agreement.
- §46-126 - Development agreement; provisions.
- §46-127 - Enforceability; applicability.
- §46-128 - Public hearing.
- §46-129 - County general plan and development plans.
- §46-130 - Amendment or cancellation.
- §46-131 - Administrative act.
- §46-132 - Filing or recordation.
- §46-141 - Definitions.
- §46-142.5 - School impact districts; new building permit requirements.
- §46-142 - Authority to impose impact fees; enactment of ordinances required.
- §46-143 - Impact fee calculation.
- §46-144 - Collection and expenditure of impact fees.
- §46-145 - Refund of impact fees.
- §46-146 - Time of assessment and collection of impact fees.
- §46-147 - Effect on existing ordinances.
- §46-148 - Transitions.
- §46-161 - Findings and purpose.
- §46-162 - Definitions.
- §46-163 - Conditions for the transfer of development rights.
- §46-164 - Procedures.
- §46-165 - Other rights not affected.
- §46-171 - Actions for false claims to the counties; qui tam actions.
- §46-172 - Civil actions for false claims.
- §46-173 - Evidentiary determination; burden of proof.
- §46-174 - Statute of limitations.
- §46-175 - Action by private persons.
- §46-176 - Rights of parties to qui tam actions.
- §46-177 - Awards to qui tam plaintiffs.
- §46-178 - Jurisdiction.
- §46-179 - Fees and costs of litigation.
CHAPTER 47 - COUNTY BONDS
- §47-1 - Definitions.
- §47-2 - Issuance authorized; limitation.
- §47-3 - Purpose of issuance.
- §47-4 - Bonds for revenue-producing undertakings.
- §47-5 - Use of proceeds.
- §47-6 - Method of authorization.
- §47-7 - Details of bonds.
- §47-8 - Sale of bonds.
- §47-9 - Form and execution of bonds.
- §47-10 - CUSIP numbers.
- §47-11 - Support facility for variable rate bonds.
- §47-12 - Pledge of full faith and credit, unlimited taxation to pay principal and interest; satisfaction of judgment.
- §47-13 - Exemption from taxes; first charge on general fund.
- §47-14 - Federal tax-exempt status; preference; protection.
- §47-15 - Payment by director of finance.
- §47-16 - Bond anticipation notes.
- §47-17 - Refunding bonds authorized.
- §47-18 - Action on default.
- §47-19 - Service on garnishee.
- §47-20 - Garnishee to withhold funds.
- §47-21 - Certificate furnished garnishee.
- §47-22 - Garnishee to satisfy judgment.
- §47-23 - Successive actions.
- §47-24 - Validation of proceedings.
- §47-25 - Bonds negotiable, incontestable.
- §47-26 - Provisions of chapter controlling.
- §47-31 - Sinking fund.
- §47-32 - Retirement of bonds from sinking fund money.
- §47-33 - Purchase of bonds, when.
- §47-41 - Request for replacement or payment.
- §47-42 - Issuance of duplicate.
- §47-43 - Payment to be made.
- §47-44 - Issuance of transferable certificate.
- §47-45 - Condition of replacement or payment.
- §47-46 - Disputed ownership.
CHAPTER 47C - INDEBTEDNESS OF THE COUNTIES, EXCLUSIONS FROM THE FUNDED DEBT, AND CERTIFICATION THEREOF
- §47C-1 - Definitions.
- §47C-2 - Determination of funded debt.
- §47C-3 - Supplemental determination.
- §47C-4 - Exclusionary provisions.
- §47C-5 - Concurrence in summaries.
- §47C-6 - Public hearing; declaratory judgment.
- §47C-7 - Effect of summary.
CHAPTER 48 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BONDS
- §48-1 - Definitions.
- §48-2 - Department authority.
- §48-3 - Certificate of convenience and necessity.
- §48-4 - Procedure.
- §48-5 - Authorization for issuance of bonds.
- §48-6 - Annual report.
- §48-7 - Provisions of chapter controlling.
CHAPTER 48E - [NEW] POLITICAL SUBDIVISION POLLUTION CONTROL SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS
- §48E-1 - Definitions.
- §48E-2 - County powers.
- §48E-3 - Compliance with state and local law.
- §48E-4 - Conditions precedent.
- §48E-5 - Project agreement.
- §48E-6 - Issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to finance pollution control projects.
- §48E-7 - Authorization of special purpose revenue bonds.
- §48E-8 - Special purpose revenue bond anticipation notes.
- §48E-9 - Powers with respect to and security for special purpose revenue bonds.
- §48E-10 - Lien of special purpose revenue bonds.
- §48E-11 - Special purpose revenue bonds not a general obligation of county.
- §48E-12 - Validity of special purpose revenue bonds.
- §48E-13 - Use of receipts derived from project agreement.
- §48E-14 - Special purpose revenue bonds exempt from taxation.
- §48E-15 - Exemption from taxation by county property.
- §48E-16 - Refunding special purpose revenue bonds.
- §48E-17 - Status of special purpose revenue bonds under Uniform Commercial Code.
- §48E-18 - Special purpose revenue bonds as legal investments and lawful security.
- §48E-19 - Construction of this chapter.
CHAPTER 49 - REVENUE BONDS
- §49-1 - Definitions.
- §49-2 - Declaration of policy.
- §49-3 - Additional powers of counties.
- §49-4 - Authorization of undertaking, loan program and revenue bonds; details of revenue bonds.
- §49-5 - Sale of revenue bonds.
- §49-6 - Form and execution of revenue bonds.
- §49-7 - CUSIP numbers.
- §49-8 - Support facility for variable rate revenue bonds.
- §49-9 - Covenants in resolution authorizing issuance of revenue bonds.
- §49-10 - Rates, rentals, fees and charges; undertakings and loan programs to be self-sustaining.
- §49-11 - Use of revenue and user taxes of undertaking or loan program.
- §49-12 - Lien and charge of revenue bonds.
- §49-13 - Revenue bonds not a general or moral obligation of the county.
- §49-14 - Undertaking, loan program, and revenue bonds exempt from taxation.
- §49-15 - Federal tax-exempt status; preference; protection.
- §49-16 - Revenue bonds legal investments.
- §49-17 - Duties of the director of finance.
- §49-18 - Investment of reserves, etc.
- §49-19 - Bond anticipation notes.
- §49-20 - Refunding revenue bonds.
- §49-21 - General laws applicable.
- §49-22 - Consent of another county.
- §49-23 - Consent of state agencies.
- §49-24 - Validation of proceedings.
- §49-25 - Construction of chapter.
CHAPTER 50 - CHARTER COMMISSIONS
- §50-1 - Applicability.
- §50-2 - Definitions.
- §50-3 - Charter commissions.
- §50-4 - Qualifications of commission members.
- §50-5 - Commission organization and procedures.
- §50-6 - Duties and functions of commissions.
- §50-7 - Powers of the commission.
- §50-8 - Submission of proposed charter to legislative body of the county.
- §50-9 - Submission of proposed charter to county clerk.
- §50-10 - Publication and submission to electors.
- §50-11 - Charter amendment and revision.
- §50-12 - Tenure of commission.
- §50-13 - Compensation of commission members.
- §50-14 - Appropriations and disbursements.
- §50-15 - Reserved powers.
CHAPTER 51 - MASS TRANSIT
- §51-1 - Grant of powers.
- §51-2 - Provision relating to purchase.
- §51-3 - Effect of amendment.
- §51-4 - Financing the acquisition, construction, etc.
CHAPTER 51D - TRANSIT CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
CHAPTER 52 - POLICE DEPARTMENTS
CHAPTER 52D - POLICE DEPARTMENTS
- §52D-1 - Police commission.
- §52D-2 - Chief of police.
- §52D-3.5 - Reports to legislature.
- §52D-3 - Powers and duties of chief of police.
- §52D-4 - Ex officio coroner.
- §52D-5 - Powers of chief of police outside own county.
- §52D-6 - Police force; employees.
- §52D-7 - Traffic control surrounding school premises.
- §52D-8 - Police officers; counsel for.
- §52D-9 - Determination of scope of duty.
- §52D-10 - Disposition of found, stolen, or unclaimed property.
- §52D-11 - Reports by common carriers and court clerks.
- §52D-12 - Duty of police officer to owner.
- §52D-13 - Orders of retention.
- §52D-14 - Duty and right of finders.
- §52D-15 - Off-duty police officers; benefits for personal injuries.
CHAPTER 53 - URBAN RENEWAL LAW
- §53-1 - Definitions.
- §53-2 - Redevelopment agency; creation.
- §53-3 - Interest in project prohibited; disclosure of interest.
- §53-4 - Removal of members.
- §53-5 - Powers and duties of agency.
- §53-6 - Initiation and approval of redevelopment plan.
- §53-7 - Urban renewal projects in disaster areas.
- §53-8 - Acquisition of lands in redevelopment project.
- §53-9 - Work on acquired areas; competitive contracts.
- §53-10 - Appraisal of lands of agency.
- §53-11 - Government instrumentalities to cooperate with agency.
- §53-12 - Sale and lease of acquired lands; preference.
- §53-13 - New constructions by agency.
- §53-14 - Agency exempt from real property taxes.
- §53-15 - Financial assistance of agency and office of urban renewal coordinator; redevelopment fund.
- §53-16 - Bonds of agency.
- §53-17 - Bonds of agency to be legal investments.
- §53-18 - Investment of funds.
- §53-19 - Report.
- §53-20 - Auxiliary redevelopment area.
- §53-21 - Auxiliary redevelopment area; displaced persons.
- §53-22 - Governmental advances, donations, and other appropriations.
- §53-23 - Redevelopment corporations; how created.
- §53-24 - Consent of agency to incorporation of redevelopment corporations.
- §53-25 - Application of other corporation laws.
- §53-26 - Powers of redevelopment corporations.
- §53-27 - Limited return on investment.
- §53-28 - Consideration for issuance of stocks and bonds.
- §53-29 - Minimum amount of stock and debentures.
- §53-30 - Income debentures.
- §53-31 - Mortgages and mortgage bonds.
- §53-32 - Limitations.
- §53-33 - Advances by redevelopment corporation.
- §53-34 - Regulation of redevelopment corporations.
- §53-35 - Transfer of title or foreclosure of project.
- §53-36 - Dissolution.
- §53-37 - Participation by certain corporations.
- §53-38 - Tax exemption.
- §53-39 - No limitation of provisions by implication.
- §53-51 - Urban renewal projects.
- §53-52 - Urban renewal plan.
- §53-53 - Powers with respect to urban renewal.
- §53-54 - Assistance to urban renewal by counties and other public bodies.
- §53-55 - Urban redevelopment coordinator, office created.
- §53-56 - Workable program, definition.
- §53-57 - Coordinator, appointment, term, removal.
- §53-58 - Coordinator, qualifications.
- §53-59 - Coordinator, duties and powers.
- §53-60 - Ordinance relating to repair, closing, and demolition of dwellings unfit for human habitation.
- §53-61 - REPEALED.
- §53-81 - County may exercise urban renewal powers directly.
- §53-82 - Abolition of existing agency.
- §53-83 - Powers of county.
- §53-84 - Incurring of indebtedness by the county.
- §53-85 - Projects to constitute "undertakings"; revenues to include certain federal moneys; imposition of rates and charges.
CHAPTER 54 - WATER SYSTEMS
- §54-1 - Improvement by assessment.
- §54-11 - Definitions.
- §54-12 - Board of water supply.
- §54-13 - Organization and meetings.
- §54-14 - Staff.
- §54-15 - Powers and duties of board.
- §54-16 - Legal department.
- §54-17 - Outstanding obligations.
- §54-18 - Purchase and sale of waterworks property; contracts.
- §54-19 - Construction, additions, extensions, increases, betterments, and improvements.
- §54-20 - Accounts, revenues and expenditures.
- §54-21 - Reserve fund.
- §54-22 - Revenue bond sales.
- §54-23 - Provisions for payment of bonds, etc.
- §54-24 - Operating expenses, reserves, and appropriations.
- §54-25 - Disbursement of fund.
- §54-26 - Rates.
- §54-27 - Acquisition of lands.
- §54-28 - Agreement for joint use of utilities.
- §54-29 - Pensions.
- §54-30 - Deposit of money in banks.
- §54-31 - Name and service of process; claims against the board.
- §54-32 - Office and base yard facilities.
- §54-33 - Rules and regulations.
- §54-34 - Penalties.
- §54-51 - Board of water supply.
- §54-52 - Appointment.
- §54-53 - Organization and meetings.
- §54-54 - General management.
- §54-55 - Legal department.
- §54-56 - Purchases and contracts.
- §54-57 - Construction, additions, extensions, increases, betterments, and improvements.
- §54-58 - Accounts, revenues, and expenditures.
- §54-59 - Audits.
- §54-60 - Reserve fund.
- §54-61 - Bond sales.
- §54-62 - Disbursement of funds.
- §54-63 - Rates.
- §54-64 - Acquisition of lands.
- §54-65 - Agreements for joint use of utilities.
- §54-66 - Agreements for joint services of employees.
- §54-67 - Service of process; claims.
CHAPTER 56 - PUBLIC OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES]
- §56-1 - Authorization by the council.
- §56-2 - Methods of financing.
- §56-3 - Leasing of space for commercial purposes.
- §56-4 - Leasing of space above or below off-street parking facilities.
CHAPTER 57 - URBAN AND REGIONAL DESIGN
CHAPTER 58 - EXCEPTIONAL TREES
- §58-1 - Purpose.
- §58-2 - County arborist advisory committees; establishment.
- §58-3 - County arborist advisory committees; powers and duties.
- §58-4 - County protective regulations.
- §58-5 - State assistance.
CHAPTER 61 - GENERAL ORGANIZATION AND POWERS
CHAPTER 62 - COUNTY OFFICERS
CHAPTER 63 - ELECTION OF OFFICERS
CHAPTER 64 - PROVISIONS SPECIFIC FOR HAWAII
CHAPTER 65 - PROVISIONS SPECIFIC FOR KAUAI
CHAPTER 66 - PROVISIONS SPECIFIC FOR MAUI
CHAPTER 67 - IMPROVEMENT BY ASSESSMENT
CHAPTER 70 - GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO HONOLULU
CHAPTER 71 - ARTESIAN WELL CONTROL