Chapter 174C
63 sections
§174C-2 State policy on water protection and use
§174C-3 Definitions for Hawaii's water law
§174C-4 Scope
§174C-5 State water commission's main duties and powers
§174C-5.5 Water resource management fund
§174C-6 First Deputy for Water Resource Management
§174C-7 Water Commission: Membership and Appointment
§174C-8 Water commission must adopt rules
§174C-9 Water resource hearings
§174C-10 Dispute resolution
§174C-11 Hearings officers for water code disputes
§174C-12 How to challenge water commission decisions in court
§174C-12.5 Appeals of contested cases under this chapter
§174C-13 How to file a citizen complaint about water use
§174C-14 Buying land for water protection
§174C-15 Penalties and legal actions for water code violations
§174C-15.5 Using the state's civil violation system for water law
§174C-16 If one part is invalid, the rest still stands
§174C-26 Filing a declaration of water use
§174C-27 Water use certificates
§174C-31 Hawaii water plan
§174C-32 Coordination of water plans
§174C-41 How an area gets designated for water management
§174C-42 Public hearing before designating a water management area
§174C-43 Investigations before designating a water management area
§174C-44 Ground water criteria for designation
§174C-45 Choosing areas for water use regulation
§174C-46 Commission decision on water management areas
§174C-47 How to change or cancel a water management area
§174C-48 When you need a water use permit
§174C-49 What you must show to get a water permit
§174C-50 Continuing existing water uses
§174C-51 What to include in a water permit application
§174C-51.5 Dual line water supply systems in new industrial and commercial developments
§174C-52 Public notice and updates for water permit applications
§174C-53 Permit issuance
§174C-54 How the water commission picks between competing requests
§174C-55 How long a water use permit stays valid
§174C-56 Review of water permits every twenty years
§174C-57 How to change your water permit
§174C-58 When the water commission can take away your permit
§174C-59 Transfer of a water permit
§174C-60 How contested case hearings are appealed
§174C-61 Fees for water use applications and permits
§174C-62 Water shortage declaration
§174C-63 Water rights attached to land are protected
§174C-66 Health department runs the state water quality program
§174C-67 Health and water commission share information
§174C-68 State water quality plan and import bans
§174C-71 How the state protects water flowing in streams
§174C-81 Definitions for well and pump rules
§174C-82 What the water commission must do
§174C-83 Registering existing wells with the commission
§174C-84 Permits for Well Construction and Pump Installation
§174C-85 Well completion report requirements
§174C-86 Rules for building wells and installing pumps
§174C-87 Sealing abandoned wells
§174C-91 What “stream diversion works” means
§174C-92 Registering existing stream diversion works
§174C-93 Getting a permit to build or change stream diversions
§174C-94 Report when stream work is finished
§174C-95 Abandoning a stream diversion work
§174C-101 Native Hawaiian water rights are protected