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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 263-2 (2025)

  Sovereignty in space

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     §263-2  Sovereignty in space.  Sovereignty in the space above the lands and waters of the State is declared to rest in the State, except where granted to and assumed by the United States. [L 1923, c 109, §2; RL 1925, §3892; RL 1935, §6976; RL 1945, §4922; RL 1955, §16-2; HRS §263-2]

 

 

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Cited in 1 case, 1977–1977 · leading case: State v. Stachler, 570 P.2d 1323 (Haw. 1977).
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State v. Stachler, 570 P.2d 1323 (Haw. 1977). · cites it 2× “HRS § 263-3 states that the ownership of a space above the lands and waters of the State is vested in the several owners of the surface beneath subject to a right of flight described in § 263-4.”
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