HRS §171-46
Planning before selling or leasing public land for homes
Before the state sells or leases public land for homes, the land board must do planning work. It must check demand, study costs, put homes near towns when possible, prepare the land properly, and plan for the people who will live there.
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The statute, as written — Residential sales or leases; planning
Prior to the disposition of public land for residential lots, whether by sale in fee simple or by lease, in addition to the requirements of section 171-33, the board of land and natural resources shall: (1) Make a determination of the demand for houselots in the area of the intended disposition; (2) Make a thorough investigation of the costs of the residential development; (3) Wherever possible locate the residential development adjacent to an existing urban center; (4) Subdivide and improve the land, in conformity with county or city and county zoning and subdivision requirements, including the construction of necessary roads; and (5) Plan the development to meet the economic need and circumstance of the persons for whom the development is intended.
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§171-33 Planning before selling or leasing state land
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