HRS §46-148
Counties must keep impact fees fair and proportionate
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗Counties that charge impact fees or require development contributions for public facilities must make sure these costs are part of their overall development rules. No development should pay more than its fair share of the cost of public facility improvements. Payments made under a development agreement are exempt from this rule.
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The statute, as written — Transitions
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.
Any county requiring impact fees or imposing development exactions, in order to fund public facilities, shall incorporate fee requirements into their broader system of development and land use regulations in such a manner that developments, either collectively or individually, are not required to pay or otherwise contribute more than a proportionate share of public facility capital improvements. Development contributions or payments made under a development agreement, pursuant to section 46-123, are exempted from this requirement.
Sections this one refers to
§46-123 Counties can make development agreements by ordinance
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