HRS §46-66
County easements for specific purposes
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section lets each county, with council approval, give or sell certain permanent easements directly, without other legal requirements. The easement returns to the county if its purpose ends or is abandoned. It covers oceanfront land and government, utility, or renewable energy cooling systems.
counties
The statute, as written — Disposition of real 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.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and except as provided in section 46-67, each county, subject to the approval of the council, may grant, sell, or otherwise dispose of any easement for particular purposes in perpetuity by direct negotiation or otherwise, subject to reverter to the county upon the termination or abandonment of the specific purpose for which the easement was granted, including easements over, under, through, and across land bordering the ocean and easements for any governmental or public utility purpose or for chilled water and seawater distribution systems for renewable energy seawater air conditioning district cooling systems.
Sections this one refers to
§46-67 Easements on public lands may skip formal subdivision approval
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