HRS §101-51
Definitions for this chapter
This section defines what "public property" means for this chapter. It covers land owned by a county or the State, but not land owned by the federal government. It also excludes public lands as defined elsewhere in state law.
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The statute, as written — Definitions
As used herein: "Public property" means real property (1) owned by a political subdivision of the State or (2) owned by the State in its own right and not owned by the United States. "Public property" shall not be deemed to include public lands, defined to be such by section 171-2.
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