HRS §302A-1316
Schools do not have to care for rough land or streams
A public school does not have to spend its own money to maintain rough or stream land next to the school, even if other laws say otherwise. This section explains what counts as rough terrain and streams. It only covers land that is not useful for education.
state agencies
The statute, as written — Maintenance of geographically disadvantageous land; expenditure of school funds; prohibited
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a public school shall not be required by the department of education to expend any school funds to maintain any geographically disadvantageous land on or adjacent to its property. (b) As used in this section: "Geographically disadvantageous land" includes rough terrain and streams. "Rough terrain" means land that is uncultivated, undeveloped, and unsuitable for educational purposes and that may be covered by scrub or boulders. "Stream" means natural, altered, or improved channels that have seasonal or continuous water flows as a result of either surface stormwater runoff or groundwater influx, or both. Streams include channels, streambeds, stream banks, drainage ways, and stream mouths.
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