HRS §179D-23
Court orders to stop illegal water actions
This section lets the state's water department ask a special environmental court to order someone to stop an illegal act or to follow the law. The court can issue this order if the department shows the act is happening or about to happen, without proving other legal remedies are unavailable.
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The statute, as written — Injunctive relief
Whenever in the judgment of the department any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice that constitutes or will constitute an unlawful action under this chapter, the department may apply to the circuit environmental court of the county in which the unlawful act or practice has been or is about to be engaged in, or in which jurisdiction is appropriate, for an order enjoining the act or practice, or for an order requiring compliance with this chapter. Upon a showing by the department that a person has engaged in or is about to engage in any unlawful act or practice, a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order shall be granted without the necessity of showing lack of an adequate remedy at law.
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