HRS §168-7
When construction of a project can begin
This section says that a project's physical construction cannot start until the board of agriculture and biosecurity has secured the needed land or started talks to get it, and has also secured or started the process to get enough water rights. The board must be satisfied with the prices and the legal status of these rights.
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The statute, as written — Construction, when
No actual construction of the physical features of a project shall be undertaken unless (1) lands or interests in lands deemed by the board of agriculture and biosecurity to be necessary for the construction and operation of the major features of the project works have been secured, or negotiations therefor have been initiated and it is indicated that the lands or interests in lands can be secured, at prices satisfactory to the board; and (2) the board has found (A) that water rights adequate for the purposes of the project have been acquired with titles and at prices satisfactory to the board or have been initiated and can be perfected in conformity with the law of the State and in a manner satisfactory to the board, and (B) that the water rights can be utilized for the purposes of the projects in a manner satisfactory to the board.
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