CHAPTER 182

RESERVATION AND DISPOSITION OF

GOVERNMENT MINERAL RIGHTS

Section

    182-1 Definitions

    182-2 Mineral rights reserved to the State

    182-3 Bond; compensation to occupiers

    182-4 Mining leases on state lands

    182-5 Mining leases on reserved lands

    182-6 Exploration

    182-7 Lease

    182-8 Number of leases; acreage limitations; area covered

          by lease

    182-9 Deposit; first year's rental

  182-9.5 Unitization

   182-10 Revocation of mining leases

   182-11 Assignment

   182-12 Acquisition of rights-of-way

   182-13 Surrender of mining leases

   182-14 Rules

   182-15 Other use of surface of state lands

   182-16 Levy and assessment of general excise tax

   182-17 Penalty for violation

   182-18 Geothermal royalties

Note

  Consultation and public input from Native Hawaiian community and general public when developing geothermal energy resources with public land trust lands.  L 2012, c 193, §2.

Cross References

  Environmental courts, jurisdiction over proceedings arising under this chapter, see §604A-2.

Attorney General Opinions

  Section 206 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act controls over the provisions of this chapter as applied to Hawaiian home lands, and the department of Hawaiian home lands has the authority to manage and dispose of geothermal resources on its lands.  Att. Gen. Op. 14-1.

Law Journals and Reviews

  Ownership of Geothermal Resources in Hawaii.  1 UH L. Rev. 69 (1979).