{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-205-43","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 205-43","heading":"Important agricultural lands; policies.","body":"State and county agricultural policies, tax policies, land use plans, ordinances, and rules shall promote the long-term viability of agricultural use of important agricultural lands and shall be consistent with and implement the following policies:\n\n(1) Promote the retention of important agricultural lands in blocks of contiguous, intact, and functional land units large enough to allow flexibility in agricultural production and management;\n\n(2) Discourage the fragmentation of important agricultural lands and the conversion of these lands to nonagricultural uses;\n\n(3) Direct nonagricultural uses and activities from important agricultural lands to other areas and ensure that uses on important agricultural lands are actually agricultural uses;\n\n(4) Limit physical improvements on important agricultural lands to maintain affordability of these lands for agricultural purposes;\n\n(5) Provide a basic level of infrastructure and services on important agricultural lands limited to the minimum necessary to support agricultural uses and activities;\n\n(6) Facilitate the long-term dedication of important agricultural lands for future agricultural use through the use of incentives;\n\n(7) Facilitate the access of farmers to important agricultural lands for long-term viable agricultural use; and\n\n(8) Promote the maintenance of essential agricultural infrastructure systems, including irrigation systems.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 13","Chapter 205"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol04_Ch0201-0257/HRS0205/HRS_0205-0043.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"84f2e9c63a796d101dc7ee17fe24ba373387438a607757f1799f4cd754622577","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-205-42","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-205-44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}