{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-268-1.5","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 268-1.5","heading":"Private ferry or ferry system; authority to provide.","body":"Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the department, in lieu of establishing the Hawaii State Ferries, an inter-island or intra-island ferry or ferry system operated and maintained by the State under the provisions of the chapter, may enter into a contract, lease, or other agreement with any person to provide for a privately operated ferry or ferry system; provided that no contract, lease, or other agreement shall be made except under contract let after public advertisement for sealed tenders, subject to the provisions under chapter 103D.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 15","Chapter 268"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0268/HRS_0268-0001_0005.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"521deb63445d1020ba84f77c8329270172503b2dd5342c92eaa593f357da51c7","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-268-1","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-268-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}