Haw. Rev. Stat. § 53-27
This is the official text of Haw. Rev. Stat. § 53-27, 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.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Limited return on investment.
Official statutory text
Subject to section 53-36, there shall be paid annually out of the earnings of the redevelopment corporation, after providing for all expenses, taxes, assessments, and depreciation in improvements, or, in the case of a lease, for amortization, a sum for interest and dividends not exceeding eight per cent of the total actual final cost of the project as defined by [paragraph] (2) of section 53-32. The obligation in respect of the payments shall be cumulative, and any deficiency in interest and dividends in any year shall be paid from the first available earnings in subsequent years; and any cash surplus derived from earnings remaining in the treasury of the redevelopment corporation in excess of the amount necessary to provide the cumulative annual sums shall, upon dissolution of the corporation, be paid into the redevelopment fund of the county in which the project lies.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Hawaii?
Find a Hawaii lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.