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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 516-2 (2026)

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     §516-2  Applicability.  This chapter applies to all lands leased as residential lots which are owned or held privately or owned by the State or its political subdivisions, except Hawaiian home lands which are subject to Article XII of the Constitution of the State and lands owned or held by the federal government.  This chapter is not meant to supersede or preclude any other remedy at law available to residential leasehold lessees or the State, including those available under chapter 480. [L 1967, c 307, §3; HRS §516-2; am L 1969, c 203, §1; am L 1975, c 184, §2(2)]

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1979–1994 · leading case: Richardson v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 868 P.2d 1193 (Haw. 1994).
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Richardson v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 868 P.2d 1193 (Haw. 1994). · cites it 12× “HRS § 516-2, delineating the "applicability" of the Land Reform Act, provides in relevant part: This chapter applies to all lands leased as residential lots which are owned or held privately or owned by the State or its political subdivisions, except Hawaiian home lands which…”
Midkiff v. Tom, 471 F. Supp. 871 (D. Haw. 1979). · cites it 2× “” Haw.Rev.Stat. § 516-2 (1976). For purposes of this hearing, no distinction is made as to the power of the legislature to legislate with respect to the land holdings of a perpetual eleemosynary trust as opposed to the land holdings of private individuals.”
Uffman v. Hous. Fin. & Dev. Corp., 760 P.2d 1115 (Haw. 1988). · cites it 2× “HRS § 516-2 (1985). The seemingly broad coverage of the chapter, however, is circumscribed by its definition of “lease.”
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