HRS §171-9
How Hawaii is divided into land districts
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section divides the State of Hawaii into four land districts for the purposes of this chapter. Each district includes specific islands and the reefs and reef lands off their shores. The third district also covers all other islands and reefs not in the other districts.
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The statute, as written — Land districts
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.
For the purposes of this chapter the State is divided into the following land districts: First land district: The island of Hawaii and the reefs and reef lands off the shores of the island of Hawaii. Second land district: The islands of Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, and Molokini and the reefs and reef lands off the shores of these islands. Third land district: The island of Oahu and all other islands and reefs in the State of Hawaii not included in the other districts. Fourth land district: The islands of Kauai, Niihau, Lehua, and Kaula, and the reefs and reef lands off the shores of these islands.
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