← Back to search

HRS §264-35

Moving help for people and businesses forced to relocate

This section says the state will pay some moving costs for people, families, businesses, and nonprofits forced to move because of a highway project. The state pays these costs first, and the amounts are limited. The state must follow federal rules to get federal money back.

businesseshomeownerslandlordsstate agenciestenants

The statute, as written — Assistance for displaced families and business

(a) As used in this section the term "eligible person" means any individual, family, business concern (including the operation of a farm), and nonprofit organization to be displaced by construction of a project. (b) The director of transportation, in estimating the cost of any project under section 106, Title 23, United States Code, for right-of-way acquisition or actual construction, shall include as a part of the cost of construction on any of the federal-aid highway systems, relocation payments to be made initially by the director, from state highway funds, to eligible persons for their reasonable and necessary moving expenses caused by their displacement from real property acquired for such project. (c) Payments under this section shall not exceed $200 in the case of an individual or family, or $3,000 in the case of a business concern (including the operation of a farm) or nonprofit organization. In the case of a business (including the operation of a farm) and in the case of a nonprofit organization, the allowable expenses for transportation under this subsection shall not exceed the cost of moving fifty miles from the point from which the business or organization is being displaced. (d) In order that the State may avail itself of federal participation in making payments under this section, the director will comply with such rules and regulations regarding payments as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation of the United States.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.