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HRS §171-43.1

Leasing public land to charities at low cost

The state board can lease public land to a charity for a very small amount of money, without holding a public auction. The charity must be tax-exempt under federal law and must use the land only for its official charitable purposes.

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The statute, as written — Lease to eleemosynary organizations

The board may lease, at a nominal consideration, by direct negotiation and without recourse to public auction, public lands to an eleemosynary organization which has been certified to be tax exempt under sections 501(c)(1) or 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The lands shall be used by such eleemosynary organizations for the purposes for which their charter was issued and for which they were certified by the Internal Revenue Service.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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