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HRS §212-3

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

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

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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