HRS §54-1
Improvement by assessment for water systems
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section lets any county build water systems using the assessment method, even if other laws say otherwise. It also makes clear that a county or water board can still pay for the improvements with its own money instead.
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The statute, as written — Improvement by assessment
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 other law to the contrary notwithstanding, any county may construct water systems by use of the improvement by assessment method, provided that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent any county or board of water supply from constructing the improvements with its own funds.
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