HRS 0205-0004_0005 ANNOTATIONS

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), assuming it was constitutional, did not facially invalidate Hawaii's land use law, where plaintiffs challenged this section and §205-6 to the extent the sections required a religious organization to obtain a special use permit, as violations of the "equal terms" and "nondiscrimination" provisions of the RLUIPA. 229 F. Supp. 2d 1056.

"Communications equipment buildings" and "utility lines" in subsection (a)(7) do not encompass "telecommunications antennas" or "transmission antennas" such as a cellular telephone tower; public utility thus had to apply for a special permit under §205-6 to place the tower in a state agricultural district. 90 H. 384, 978 P.2d 822.