HRS §322-3
Cleaning up health hazards on public property
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If a health hazard like bad smells, filth, or mosquito breeding water is found on public property, the health department must tell the person in charge to fix it. If they don't, the same steps apply as for private property under section 322-2.
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The statute, as written — Nuisance on public property
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.
Whenever any nuisance, foul or noxious odors, gases or vapors, water in which mosquito larvae exist, source of filth, or cause of sickness or disease is found on public property or on a public highway, street, lane, alley, or other public place, notice shall be given by the department of health, or its agent, to the person officially in charge thereof, and the person shall be notified to abate, destroy, remove, or prevent the same. In case of failure to comply with the notice, the mode of procedure shall be the same as hereinbefore provided in case of private persons in section 322-2.
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