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HRS §171-86

Making public land available after a natural disaster

This section explains why the law exists: to help people who lose their homes in a natural disaster by letting them move to public land quickly. It applies when a disaster hits the state and destroys large areas, forcing people to relocate right away.

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The statute, as written — Purpose

It is the purpose of this part, in the public interest, to provide for immediate relocation and rehabilitation of disaster victims by making public lands available in the manner hereinafter provided, when a natural disaster strikes the State and devastates large tracts of lands and causes the necessity for immediate relocation of persons from the devastated areas.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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