§171-46  Residential sales or leases;planning.  Prior to the disposition of public land for residential lots,whether by sale in fee simple or by lease, in addition to the requirements ofsection 171-33, the board of land and natural resources shall:

(1)  Make a determination of the demand for houselotsin the area of the intended disposition;

(2)  Make a thorough investigation of the costs of theresidential development;

(3)  Wherever possible locate the residentialdevelopment adjacent to an existing urban center;

(4)  Subdivide and improve the land, in conformitywith county or city and county zoning and subdivision requirements, includingthe construction of necessary roads; and

(5)  Plan the development to meet the economic needand circumstance of the persons for whom the development is intended. [L 1962,c 32, pt of §2; am L 1964, c 47, §2; am L 1965, c 239, §23; Supp, §103A-44; HRS§171-46]