HRS §206E-281
Definitions for development projects near transit stations
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section defines key terms used in this part of the law. It explains what counts as a mixed-use project, owner-occupied residential use, a project, a public transit station, and an urban redevelopment site. These definitions help clarify which rules apply to different types of development.
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The statute, as written — -281] Definitions
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.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: "Mixed-use project" means a project consisting of any combination of a commercial project, redevelopment project, or residential project. "Owner-occupied residential use" means any use currently permitted in existing residential zones consistent with owner occupancy. "Owner-occupied residential use" does not include renting or subleasing by the owner of a residential condominium unit to any tenant or sublessee of any kind. "Project" means a specific work or improvement, including real and personal properties, or any interest therein, acquired, owned, constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, or improved by the authority, including a commercial project, redevelopment project, residential project, or mixed-use project. "Public transit station" means a planned or existing station connected to a locally preferred alternative for a mass transit project. "Urban redevelopment site" means non-ceded state-owned lands within a one-mile radius of a public transit station in a county having a population greater than five hundred thousand.
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