HRS §273-7
Offering surplus land to neighbors first
Before a corporation sells extra land it owns, it must first offer it to the original owner of the land it came from, unless the land is in a town or already built on. If that person refuses or cannot be found, the corporation must offer it to the adjoining landowners, one after another, in the order the corporation chooses.
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The statute, as written — Offered to adjoining owners first
Before the corporation disposes of any superfluous lands, it shall, unless the lands are situated within a town, or are lands built upon, or used for building purposes, first offer to sell the same to the person then entitled to the lands (if any) from which the same were originally severed; or if the person refuses to purchase the same, or cannot, after diligent inquiry, be found, then the like offer shall be made to the person, or to the several persons whose lands immediately adjoin the lands so proposed to be sold, such persons being capable of entering into a contract for the purchase of the lands; and when more than one person is entitled to the right of preemption, the offer shall be made to these persons in succession, one after another, in such order as the corporation shall think fit.
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