THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	735
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF WATER RIGHTS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 171-58, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:

"(h) This section shall not apply to the disposition of water rights for the instream use of water for traditional and customary kalo cultivation practices[.] or commercial kalo cultivation conducted in a manner consistent with traditional and customary practices of Native Hawaiians."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Water Rights; Commercial Kalo Farming; Native Hawaiian Practices; Exemptions

Description:

Exempts the instream use of water for commercial kalo cultivation conducted in a manner consistent with traditional and customary practices of Native Hawaiians from the existing process for the disposition of water rights.

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