HRS §171-86
Making public land available after a natural disaster
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗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
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
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.
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