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HRS §198D-10

What this law does not cover

This section says the department does not get rights, powers, or duties over lands it does not manage or over other public agencies' activities, unless another law or agreement says so. Also, listing a trail or access in the statewide system does not create public rights to use it if the public had no rights before.

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The statute, as written — Limitation on chapter's provisions

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as conferring or imposing upon the department any rights, powers, and duties over: (1) Lands not under its jurisdiction; or (2) The activities of other public agencies; except if provided by other law or agreement. (b) The designation as part of the statewide trail and access system of trails and accesses, the use to which the public has no rights, shall not be construed as establishing public rights to use those trails and accesses.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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