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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1542 <br /> THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 H . B . NO . H.D. 2 <br /> STATE OF HAWAIIS.D. 1 <br /> A BILL FOR AN ACT <br /> RELATING TO LAND USE. <br /> BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: <br /> 1 SECTION 1 . The legislature finds that small lot <br /> 2 subdivisions exist in agricultural districts within each county <br /> 3 that may be more appropriately placed within the rural district . <br /> 4 Many of these lots were created for speculative purposes before <br /> 5 the enactment of the state land use law in 1961 . <br /> 6 The legislature further finds that the counties have an <br /> 7 interest in redistricting these lands as they may contain lots <br /> 8 and uses that are non-conforming or of insufficient size to <br /> 9 support commercial agricultural use. <br /> 10 Therefore, the purpose of this Act is to allow each of the <br /> 11 counties a temporary opportunity to petition for the <br /> 12 redistricting of land from the agricultural district to the <br /> 13 rural district through the land use commission' s declaratory <br /> 14 ruling process. <br /> 15 SECTION 2 . (a) Between July 1, 2024, and December 31, <br /> 16 2026, the planning commission of any county may petition the <br /> 17 land use commission, established by chapter 205, Hawaii Revised <br /> 2024-2217 HB1542 SD1 SMA.docx <br /> ILL IN1AI III II IeIII IIYIIIII1I1IIII II 11111111111111111111 <br />