§264-9  Backfilling, repaving, repairing,expense of permit holder.  (a)  All excess materials remaining at the siteof the work done under any permit shall be removed at the expense of the permitholder.  The excess material shall not be deposited or placed within anyhighway right-of-way except with the approval of the director of transportationor the director's authorized representative.

(b)  The permit holder, at the permit holder'sown expense and upon completion of the work for which the permit was issued,shall backfill all trenches or other openings and make all necessary repairs toor replacement of any concrete gutter, curb, sidewalk, or any other structurein public use and restore or replace any plants, landscaping, signs, markers,or other facilities or improvements that were cut or damaged by the permitholder to a condition similar to that which existed before work was begun underthe permit.

(c)  Except as otherwise provided in section264-33, the permit holder shall be responsible for all costs in theinstallation, construction, repair, removal, restoration, reconstruction orreplacement of any improvement within the right-of-way of any state highway. [L1967, c 163, pt of §2; HRS §264-9; am L 1971, c 15, §3; gen ch 1985]