HRS §49-23
Counties do not need state permits for projects
A county does not have to get a certificate, license, permit, or other approval from a state agency to build, buy, improve, or run a project or start a loan program. State agencies still keep their usual powers and duties.
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The statute, as written — Consent of state agencies
It shall not be necessary for any county proceeding under this chapter to obtain any certificate of convenience or necessity, franchise, license, permit, or other authorization from any bureau, board, commission, or other like instrumentality of the State in order to acquire, construct, purchase, reconstruct, improve, better, extend, maintain, and operate an undertaking or undertake the establishment of loan programs, but the powers and duties of the bureau, board, commission, or instrumentality shall continue as heretofore.
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