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HRS §171-49.5

Resale rules for residential land from the board

If you buy or lease a residential lot from the board, you cannot sell or transfer it again for ten years unless you first offer it back to the board. This rule also applies to your personal representative or heirs. The offer must follow the board's procedures.

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The statute, as written — Resale, first offer to board; limitation on resale price

Any lot [sold] or leased for residential use pursuant to this part shall not be sold or transferred again by the purchaser, the purchaser's personal representative, or the purchaser's heirs for a period of ten years from date of disposition unless the purchaser first offers the land or lease and improvements for sale and surrender to the board in accordance with the provisions of section 171-17(c) or section 171-81, as the case may be.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§171-17 Appraisals of public lands

§171-81 Surrendering a lease and selling improvements

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