§184-2  State park system.  Thedepartment of land and natural resources may designate and bring under itscontrol and management, as parts of the state park system, parks and parkwaysas follows:

(1)  Government owned land within the state forestreserves or otherwise under the jurisdiction of the department may be set asideas a state park or parkway by resolution of the department, subject to theapproval of the governor by executive order setting the land aside for suchpurposes; provided that no lands within the state forest reserve areas that arethe watersheds from which the domestic water supply of any city, town orcommunity is or may be obtained shall be so set aside without the priorapproval of the state department of health and the prior approval of the boardof water supply or county council.

(2)  County parks may be acquired for the state parksystem by consent of the council of the county, if such council and thedepartment agree that the park is of such interest and importance to the peopleof the whole State as to make such action appropriate.

(3)  New parks and parkways may be established:

(A)  By acquisition of property in the name ofthe State, as the department may deem necessary or proper for the development,extension, or improvement of the state park system, and as provided in section184-3.

(B)  By the setting aside of government ownedland for such purposes by the governor, as provided by law. [L 1949, c 185, ptof §1; RL 1955, §19-33; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §§19, 21; am L 1961, c 132, §2;HRS §184-2]

 

Note

 

  Transfer of parks between State and counties.  L 1991, c 312.

 

Revision Note

 

  References to board of supervisors deleted to conform tocounty charters.