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HRS §54-57

Who decides on water system construction and improvements

The water board decides what water system projects to build and how to build them. It also sets the policy for paying for these projects with public money. This section only gives the board that authority; it does not list specific projects or rules.

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The statute, as written — Construction, additions, extensions, increases, betterments, and improvements

The board of water supply shall locate and determine the character and type of all construction and additions, extensions, increases, betterments, and improvements to waterworks and water systems, and shall determine the policy for the construction or the making of such additions, extensions, increases, betterments, and improvements out of public funds under its jurisdiction.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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