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HRS §171-82

Board must approve land sales and leases

This section says the Board of Land and Natural Resources must approve certain deals involving public land. This includes dividing leased land, buying or selling buildings on leased land, and buying the full ownership of leased land. It also covers selling that full ownership within ten years after getting the deed, unless the buyer is disqualified by other rules.

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The statute, as written — Approval by board

All subdivisions of public lands and premises covered by residential leases, all purchases and sales of improvements erected by lessees upon lots under residential leases, and all purchases of the fee titles to the leasehold premises by the lessees, and all sales of such fee simple titles during the ten-year period following issuance of a patent or deed thereupon to any person not disqualified under sections 171-74 and 171-75, shall be subject to approval by the board of land and natural resources.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§171-74 Who can get a residential lease

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