HRS §58-1
Protecting exceptional trees from development
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section states the state's policy to protect special trees from being destroyed by bad land development. It says counties can make rules to protect these trees, and that doing so is a valid and important public purpose.
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The statute, as written — Purpose
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.
It is the policy of the State to safeguard exceptional trees from destruction due to improper land development, and the legislature finds that enactment of protective regulations by the counties to accomplish this is a valid and important public purpose.
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