HRS §181-3

Strip mining and pollution rules

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This law bans strip mining without a permit from the Board of Land and Natural Resources. It also bans operators from letting poisonous or harmful material flow into streams or shore water if it becomes a public nuisance.

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The statute, as written — Prohibitions

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.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in strip mining without first obtaining from the board of land and natural resources a permit so to do, in the form hereinafter provided. (b) It shall be unlawful for any operator to cause or permit any poisonous or noxious matter to be discharged into any stream or shore water in such manner as to constitute a public nuisance.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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