Haw. Rev. Stat. § 46-6.5
This is the official text of Haw. Rev. Stat. § 46-6.5, part of Hawaii’s Rev. Stat — part of the compiled statutory law of Hawaii, published by the state as "Rev. Stat." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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(a) Each county shall adopt ordinances which shall require a subdivider or developer, as a condition precedent to final approval of a subdivision, in cases where public access is not already provided, to dedicate land for public access by right-of-way or easement for pedestrian travel from a public highway or public streets to the land below the high-water mark on any coastal shoreline, and to dedicate land for public access by right of way from a public highway to areas in the mountains where there are existing facilities for hiking, hunting, fruit-picking, ti-leaf sliding, and other recreational purposes, and where there are existing mountain trails.
(b) These ordinances shall be adopted within one year of May22, 1973.
(c) Upon the dedication of land for a right-of-way, as required by this section and acceptance by the county, the county concerned shall thereafter assume the cost of improvements for and the maintenance of the right-of-way, and the subdivider shall accordingly be relieved from such costs.
(d) For the purposes of this section, "subdivision" means any land which is divided or is proposed to be divided for the purpose of disposition into six or more lots, parcels, units, or interests and also includes any land whether contiguous or not, if six or more lots are offered as part of a common promotional plan of advertising and sale.
(e) The right-of-way shall be clearly designated on the final map of the subdivision or development.
(f) This section shall apply to the plan of any subdivision or development which has not been approved by the respective counties prior to July1, 1973. [L 1973, c 143, §2]
Revision Note
"May22, 1973" substituted for "the effective date of this Act".
(b) These ordinances shall be adopted within one year of May22, 1973.
(c) Upon the dedication of land for a right-of-way, as required by this section and acceptance by the county, the county concerned shall thereafter assume the cost of improvements for and the maintenance of the right-of-way, and the subdivider shall accordingly be relieved from such costs.
(d) For the purposes of this section, "subdivision" means any land which is divided or is proposed to be divided for the purpose of disposition into six or more lots, parcels, units, or interests and also includes any land whether contiguous or not, if six or more lots are offered as part of a common promotional plan of advertising and sale.
(e) The right-of-way shall be clearly designated on the final map of the subdivision or development.
(f) This section shall apply to the plan of any subdivision or development which has not been approved by the respective counties prior to July1, 1973. [L 1973, c 143, §2]
Revision Note
"May22, 1973" substituted for "the effective date of this Act".
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