Hawaii Agricultural District — §205-4.5 Use Limits and §205-6 Special Use Permits (HI)
Tracked preemption from the Hawaii overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1961-07-11
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:HI
Other Hawaii preemptions
Hawaii Act 39 (SLH 2024) — Statewide ADU MandateMaui County Bill 9 (2024) — Apartment District STR Phase-Out (Minatoya List)Gov. Green Affordable Housing Emergency Proclamation (Continuing Series, 2023-2026)Honolulu Ord. 22-7 — Short-Term Rental 90-Day Floor (City & County of Honolulu)Hawaii Native Hawaiian Traditional & Customary Rights (Hawaii Const. Art. XII §7)Hawaii Coastal Zone Management — Special Management Area (HRS Ch. 205A)Hawaii HRS Chapter 343 — State Environmental Review (HEPA)Hawaii HRS Chapter 205 — State Land Use Districts (LUC Classification)
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
parcel.state_land_use_district == agriculturalPreempted fields
3 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
base_districts[*].allowed_uses | constrain_to | ['farming', 'ranching', 'aquaculture', 'farm_dwelling', 'agribusiness', 'renewable_energy'] | HRS §205-4.5 enumerates permitted Ag-district uses; non-ag uses require §205-6 Special Use Permit |
review_type | override | special_use_permit | County Planning Commission issues SUP for parcels <15 ac; LUC issues for >=15 ac (HRS §205-6) |
important_agricultural_land_flag_required | override | True | IAL designation (HRS Ch. 205 Part III) materially constrains reclassification; must be tracked |
Citation
Authority source
HRS §205-4.5, §205-6, §205-8; HRS Ch. 205 Part III (Important Agricultural Lands)
§ HRS §205-4.5 (Ag use rules), §205-6 (Special Use Permits), §205-8 (nonconforming uses)
Research notes
~47% of Hawaii land. Non-ag development on Ag-district parcels requires either §205-6 SUP (narrow 'unusual and reasonable' showing) or LUC boundary amendment to Urban. IAL parcels are nearly unreclassifiable. Farm dwellings are a Trojan-horse loophole heavily litigated. §205-8 grandfathers uses lawful at time of district adoption.