HRS §273-1

Franchise to build and run a railroad

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This section lets the state comptroller, with the governor's approval, sign a contract with a group of people who form a corporation under state law. The contract is for building and operating a railroad anywhere in Hawaii. It only covers this permission, not other rules.

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The statute, as written — Franchise

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 comptroller, by and with the consent of the governor, may enter into contract with any association of persons who may associate themselves together under the general corporation law of the State, and by the general law in relation to corporations and subject to all the provisions thereof, for the purpose of building and operating a railroad or railroads in any part of the State.

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

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