HRS §271G-11

Water use permits do not create ownership rights

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This section says that getting a certificate under this chapter does not give you any ownership or property right to use the waterways. It only clarifies that the certificate is not a property right.

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The statute, as written — No proprietary right in water

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.

No certificate issued under this chapter confers any proprietary or property right in the use of the waterways.

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

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