HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1881
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		S.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO LAND USE.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§205-   Passenger ropeways; mountains; prohibited. (a) Notwithstanding sections 46-4, 205-2, 205-4.5, 205-5, and 205-6, or any other law to the contrary, the operation of passenger ropeways shall be prohibited in all land use districts; provided that a government entity, official government-recognized corporation, or official government recognized nonprofit organization shall be exempt from this prohibition, subject to approval by the legislature.

(b) As used in this section:

"Aerial lift" means a ropeway on which passengers are transported in cabins or on chairs.

"Aerial tramway" means a ropeway on which passengers are transported in cable-supported carriers that:

(1) Are not in contact with the ground or terrain; and

(2) Reciprocate between terminals.

"Commercial funicular" means a ropeway on which carriers are supported and guided by a guideway, are propelled by means of a haul rope system, and are operated as a single or double reversible system and used for commercial purposes.

"Detachable grip lift" means a monocable or bicable ropeway system on which carriers circulate around the system alternately attaching to and detaching from a moving haul rope.

"Passenger ropeway" means a device or system used to transport passengers along a level, inclined, or declined path by means of a haul rope or other flexible elements that is driven by a power unit that remains essentially at a single location. "Passenger ropeway" includes:

(1) Aerial lifts, including detachable grip lifts and chair lifts;

(2) Aerial tramways; and

(3) Commercial funiculars.

"Passenger ropeway" does not include elevators or a device or system strictly for private, single-home use and of a length not greater than one hundred feet."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.

Report Title:

Land Use; Passenger Ropeways; Prohibition; Exemption

Description:

Prohibits passenger ropeways in all land use districts, with an exemption for a government entity or official government government-recognized corporation or nonprofit organization, subject to legislative approval. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

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