Haw. Rev. Stat. § 185-1.5
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(a) The department shall take measures for the prevention, control, and extinguishment of wildland fires within forest reserves, public hunting areas, wildlife and plant sanctuaries, and natural area reserves and shall cooperate with established fire control agencies of the counties and the federal government in developing plans and programs and mutual aid agreements for assistance for the prevention, control, and extinguishment of fires on forest, grass, brush, and watershed lands not within the department's fire protection responsibilities described above.
(b) The department shall establish an independent program relating to the prevention, control, and extinguishment of wildland fires within forest reserves. The department may perform fuel reduction on lands not set aside to the department. [L 1953, c 100, §3; RL 1955, §19-51; am L 1957, c 98, §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 132, §1; HRS §185-1; am L 1974, c 64, pt of §1; am L 1988, c 338, §1; ren and am L 1994, c 140, §2; am L 2025, c 303, §1]
Revision Note
This section is former §185-1.
(b) The department shall establish an independent program relating to the prevention, control, and extinguishment of wildland fires within forest reserves. The department may perform fuel reduction on lands not set aside to the department. [L 1953, c 100, §3; RL 1955, §19-51; am L 1957, c 98, §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 132, §1; HRS §185-1; am L 1974, c 64, pt of §1; am L 1988, c 338, §1; ren and am L 1994, c 140, §2; am L 2025, c 303, §1]
Revision Note
This section is former §185-1.
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