§167-1 Findings and declaration of necessity. It is important to the welfare of the people of Hawaii that agricultural production be developed as fully as possible. It is further found that water presently tapped for irrigation is inadequate for the fullest development of the economy of the State. It is therefore hereby declared that additional […]
§167-10 Eligibility of revenue bonds for investment. It shall be legal for the State and any of its political subdivisions, or any political or public corporation, including the employees’ retirement system of the State, or any instrumentality of the State, or any insurance company, building and loan association, savings bank, trust company, or any bank […]
§167-11 Rate policy; sale of excess water. The board of agriculture shall have the power to fix and adjust rates and charges for the furnishing of irrigation or domestic water and for water service so that the revenues derived therefrom shall be sufficient to cover the cost of operation, maintenance, replacement, and debt service on […]
§167-12 Lands included within irrigation projects. Except as otherwise expressly permitted in the chapter, lands to be included within an irrigation project shall be only those used or to be used in farming. The number of acres of agricultural and pasture land of each land occupier within the project shall be determined by the board […]
§167-13 Petition of land occupiers for formation of water project. Land occupiers, including the Hawaiian homes commission, comprising at least sixty per cent of the acreage of lands lying within an area proposed to be organized into a water project may file a petition with the board of agriculture requesting that the project be organized. […]
§167-14 Petition of Hawaiian homes commission for formation of irrigation project, community pastures. The Hawaiian homes commission may petition the board of agriculture to organize irrigation projects for any of the lands designated as “available lands” in the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, whether or not the lands are occupied in whole or in part. […]
§167-15 State lands, formation of irrigation project. The board of agriculture may organize irrigation projects for lands under its control, whether or not the lands are occupied in whole or in part. If the lands for which the proposed project is to be organized are not occupied or are occupied by persons whose rights to […]
§167-16 Consideration of petitions; notice and hearing. When more than one petition is filed covering portions of the same territory, the board of agriculture may consolidate the petitions. Having received the petitions, on the basis of such evidence as may be submitted to it by the petitioners and on the findings of investigations or surveys […]
§167-17 Formation of irrigation project on initiative of board; notice and hearing; protests. The board of agriculture may organize irrigation projects upon its own initiative. In this event, it shall fix a date for public hearing upon the proposed project, which date shall not be less than sixty days after the first public notice thereof […]
§167-18 Approval of legislature, appropriations. Funds for acquisition or construction of irrigation facilities for each project, established by the board of agriculture under sections 167-13, 167-14, 167-15, and 167-17, may be requested from the legislature, as an appropriation to be repaid without interest to the general funds of the State by the board from water […]
§167-19 Administration of irrigation project; acreage assessments; liens. (a) All irrigation projects established pursuant to this chapter shall be administered by the board of agriculture. In making the final determination to establish a project, the board shall: (1) Determine the proportion of acreage assessments to be borne by the agricultural land and pasture land within […]
§167-2 Definitions. The following terms, whenever used and referred to in this chapter, have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context: “Acreage assessments” means any levy imposed pursuant to this chapter on the agricultural and pasture land within an irrigation project and any amount charged to the State or […]
§167-20 Furnishing domestic water. In conjunction with any irrigation project which it has established, and subject to pertinent provisions of law governing the supply, the board of agriculture may establish a system for and supply water for domestic purposes to residents within and in close proximity to the irrigation project. The system shall be established […]
§167-21 Repayment of certain state advances. (a) Whenever under legislative authorization, past, present or future, general obligation bonds of the State are issued or the proceeds of general obligation bonds of the State are used, by way of advancement, for the establishment and construction of any specific project under the jurisdiction of the board of […]
§167-22 Irrigation system revolving fund. (a) There is established the irrigation system revolving fund, into which shall be deposited: (1) All legislative appropriations to the irrigation system revolving fund; and (2) All or any portion of the receipts and revenues collected under this chapter, as determined by the board of agriculture. (b) The irrigation system […]
§167-22.5 REPEALED. L 2011, c 124, §50.
§167-23 Molokai irrigation system water users advisory board; establishment; meetings. (a) There is established a Molokai irrigation system water users advisory board, to be appointed by the governor under section 26-34. The advisory board shall consist of seven members, as follows: (1) A homestead farmer user on Molokai; (2) A nonhomestead farmer user on Molokai; […]
§167-24 REPEALED. L 2011, c 124, §51.
§167-3 Engineering program administrator. The board of agriculture shall appoint a registered professional engineer who shall act as engineering program administrator of the irrigation water development program and have such qualifications as the board may deem necessary. The appointment and removal of the engineering program administrator shall be in accordance with chapter 76 and the […]
§167-4 Interested members of the board or employees. No member of the board of agriculture or employees of the board shall acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any water facility or project or in any property, included or planned to be included in any facility or project, nor shall any member of the board […]
