HRS §101-42
Water companies can take land for water systems
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section lets certain corporations take private land for water-related structures like ditches and pipes, but only if needed for their water system. They can only do this in one county. The law does not explain the process or any exceptions.
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The statute, as written — Rights-of-way
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Such corporations shall have the right to condemn rights-of-way over lands and property for ditches, tunnels, flumes and pipelines necessary or proper for the construction and maintenance of a system for conveying, distributing, and transmitting water for irrigation, fluming, mill use, generation of electricity, and domestic purposes; provided that no such corporation shall exercise the right of condemnation in more than one county.
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