§184-2  State park system.  The department of land and natural resources may designate and bring under its control and management, as parts of the state park system, parks and parkways as follows:

     (1)  Government owned land within the state forest reserves or otherwise under the jurisdiction of the department may be set aside as a state park or parkway by resolution of the department, subject to the approval of the governor by executive order setting the land aside for such purposes; provided that no lands within the state forest reserve areas that are the watersheds from which the domestic water supply of any city, town or community is or may be obtained shall be so set aside without the prior approval of the state department of health and the prior approval of the board of water supply or county council.

     (2)  County parks may be acquired for the state park system by consent of the council of the county, if such council and the department agree that the park is of such interest and importance to the people of the whole State as to make such action appropriate.

     (3)  New parks and parkways may be established:

          (A)  By acquisition of property in the name of the State, as the department may deem necessary or proper for the development, extension, or improvement of the state park system, and as provided in section 184-3.

          (B)  By the setting aside of government owned land for such purposes by the governor, as provided by law. [L 1949, c 185, pt of §1; RL 1955, §19-33; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §§19, 21; am L 1961, c 132, §2; HRS §184-2]

Revision Note

  References to board of supervisors deleted to conform to county charters.