HRS §212-3

Governor must approve a public corporation's foreign-trade zone application

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

A public corporation can apply to the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board to set up and run a foreign-trade zone at a port in Hawaii, but only if the governor has officially designated and approved it. This section just sets that approval requirement.

The statute, as written — Designation and approval of governor for application

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.

Any public corporation which is duly designated and approved by the governor may make application to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board of the United States for the purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade zone in accordance with the Act of Congress in any port of entry in the State.

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

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