§180-4 Creation of soil and water conservation districts; petition. Occupiers of land representing a total of twenty-five or more votes lying within an area proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition with the department of land and natural resources asking that the district be organized. The department shall prescribe the form of the petitions, which shall state:
(1) The proposed name of the district, and
(2) A general description of the area proposed to be organized as a district.
Where more than one petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the department may consolidate the petitions. The area of a district need not be contiguous but shall not include any of the area of any other district. [L 1947, c 191, pt of §5; RL 1955, §28-7; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 53, §1 and c 132, §2; am L 1967, c 145, § §1, 2; HRS §180-4]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 12. Conservation and Resources
180. Soil and Water Conservation Districts
180-2 General powers and duties of department.
180-3 Additional powers and duties of department.
180-4 Creation of soil and water conservation districts; petition.
180-6 Referendum on creation; election of officers.
180-7 Determining feasibility of operation of district.
180-8 Organization of district.
180-9 Renewal of petition to create.
180-10 Adding territory; petition.
180-11 Consolidating districts; petition.
180-12 Appointment, election, qualifications, and tenure of directors.
180-13 Powers of districts and directors.
180-14 State agencies to cooperate.