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HRS §51-4

How counties can pay for mass transit systems

This section says that a county's mass transportation system is a public improvement and an undertaking of the county. It allows the county to issue bonds or notes to pay for buying, building, or improving such systems.

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The statute, as written — Financing the acquisition, construction, etc., of mass transportation systems

Any mass transportation system owned or operated or to be acquired by a county is a public improvement of the county within the meaning and purview of chapter 47, and an undertaking of the county within the meaning and purview of chapter 49. Any county may issue its general obligation bonds or notes pursuant to chapter 47, or its revenue bonds or notes pursuant to chapter 47 or 49, or both general obligation and revenue bonds or notes in order to pay the costs to the county of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, bettering, extending, equipping, or furnishing a mass transportation system or systems in the county.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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