CHAPTER 226

HAWAII STATE PLANNING ACT

 

        Part I.  Overall Theme, Goals, Objectives and Policies

Section

     226-1 Findings and purpose

     226-2 Definitions

     226-3 Overall theme

     226-4 State goals

     226-5 Objective and policies for population

     226-6 Objectives and policies for the economy--in general

     226-7 Objectives and policies for the economy--agriculture

     226-8 Objective and policies for the economy--visitor

           industry

     226-9 Objective and policies for the economy--federal

           expenditures

    226-10 Objective and policies for the economy--potential

           growth and innovative activities

  226-10.5 Objectives and policies for the economy--information

           industry

    226-11 Objectives and policies for the physical

           environment--land-based, shoreline, and marine

           resources

    226-12 Objective and policies for the physical environment--

           scenic, natural beauty, and historic resources

    226-13 Objectives and policies for the physical

           environment‑-land, air, and water quality

    226-14 Objective and policies for facility systems--in

           general

    226-15 Objectives and policies for facility systems--solid

           and liquid wastes

    226-16 Objective and policies for facility systems--water

    226-17 Objectives and policies for facility systems--

           transportation

    226-18 Objectives and policies for facility systems--energy

  226-18.5 Objectives and policies for facility systems--

           telecommunications

    226-19 Objectives and policies for socio-cultural

           advancement--housing

    226-20 Objectives and policies for socio-cultural

           advancement--health

    226-21 Objective and policies for socio-cultural

           advancement--education

    226-22 Objective and policies for socio-cultural

           advancement--social services

    226-23 Objective and policies for socio-cultural

           advancement--leisure

    226-24 Objective and policies for socio-cultural

           advancement--individual rights and personal

           well-being

    226-25 Objective and policies for socio-cultural

           advancement--culture

    226-26 Objectives and policies for socio-cultural

           advancement--public safety

    226-27 Objectives and policies for socio-cultural

           advancement--government

    226-28 Repealed

 

        Part II.  Planning Coordination and Implementation

    226-51 Purpose

    226-52 Statewide planning system

    226-53 Office of planning and sustainable development;

           duties

    226-54 Amendments to this chapter

    226-55 Functional plans; preparation; update

    226-56 Functional plans; form and submittal

    226-57 Functional plans; implementation

    226-58 County general plans

    226-59 State programs

    226-60 Repealed

    226-61 Renumbered

    226-62 Repealed

    226-63 Hawaii interagency council for transit-oriented

           development

    226-64 Hawaii interagency council for transit-oriented

           development; membership

    226-65 Hawaii 2050 sustainability plan

 

        Part III.  Priority Guidelines

   226-101 Purpose

   226-102 Overall direction

   226-103 Economic priority guidelines

   226-104 Population growth and land resources priority

           guidelines

   226-105 Crime and criminal justice

   226-106 Affordable housing

   226-107 Quality education

   226-108 Sustainability

   226-109 Climate change adaptation priority guidelines

 

Note

 

  "2050 sustainability plan; update every ten years", as shown in the main volume, deleted pursuant to L 2019, c 146, §3.

  Hawaii State Planning Act phase II task force; reports to 2026-2027 legislature (ceases to exist on June 30, 2027).  L 2024, c 36, §2.

 

Cross References

 

  Hawaii climate change mitigation and adaptation initiative, see chapter 225P.

  Sustainable business corporations, see chapter 420D.

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  Kaiser Hawaii Kai Development Company v. City and County of Honolulu:  Zoning by Initiative in Hawaii.  12 UH L. Rev. 181 (1990).

  Maha`ulepu v. Land Use Commission:  A Symbol of Change; Hawaii's Land Use Law Allows Golf Course Development on Prime Agricultural Land by Special Use Permit.  13 UH L. Rev. 205 (1991).

  Honolulu's Ohana Zoning Law:  To Ohana or Not to Ohana.  13 UH L. Rev. 505 (1991).

  The Lum Court, Land Use, and the Environment:  A Survey of Hawai`i Case Law 1983 to 1991.  14 UH L. Rev. 119 (1992).

  Dolan v. City of Tigard:  Individual Property Rights v. Land Management Systems.  17 UH L. Rev. 193 (1995).

  Avoiding the Next Hokuli`a:  The Debate over Hawai`i's Agricultural Subdivisions.  27 UH L. Rev. 441 (2005).

  Water Regulation, Land Use and the Environment.  30 UH L. Rev. 49 (2007).

  The (Somewhat) False Hope of Comprehensive Planning.  37 UH L. Rev. 39 (2015).