HRS §261-10
No exclusive rights to use airports or airspace
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The state transportation department cannot give any one person or company the sole right to use an airport, airspace, or air navigation facility it controls. However, it can still make contracts, leases, and other agreements allowed by another law.
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The statute, as written — Exclusive rights prohibited
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.
The department of transportation shall grant no exclusive right for the use of an airway, landing area, or air navigation facility under its jurisdiction. This section shall not prevent the making of contracts, leases, and other arrangements pursuant to section 261-7.
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