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HRS §322-21

Health department must report unhealthy land

If the health department thinks any land in Hawaii is dangerous to public health because it is low, wet, poorly drained, or unsanitary, it must tell the comptroller and suggest what to do to fix it.

state agencies

The statute, as written — Insanitary conditions of land to be reported

Whenever in the opinion of the department of health any tract or parcel of land situate in the State is deleterious to the public health in consequence of being low, and at times covered or partly covered by water, or of being situated between high and low water mark, or of being improperly drained, or incapable by reasonable expenditure of effectual drainage, or for other reason in an insanitary or dangerous condition, the department shall report such fact to the comptroller, together with a brief recommendation of the operation deemed advisable to improve the land.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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