HAR §4-159-13. Planning

(a) The division from time to time shall: (1) Reassess the agricultural enterprise lands program and define new directions and priorities for the program; (2) Identify and analyze potential agricultural enterprise lands required to support the development of agricultural industries in the State; and (3) Select and recommend suitable sites for future agricultural enterprise lands projects to meet the needs of agricultural commodity industries. (b) The department, or its lessees subject to the department's approval, may plan, design, and develop, and manage agricultural enterprise lands and agricultural enterprise on: (1) Public lands set aside by executive order pursuant to section 171-11 for use as agricultural enterprise lands and agricultural enterprise; (2) Other lands with the approval of the board that may be subject to a joint venture partnership agreement pursuant to section 141D-10, HRS; and (3) Lands acquired by the department. (c) Prior to the development of an agricultural enterprise lands project, and subject to section 141D-10, HRS, the administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared plans and specifications as a package for 159-23 3620 4-159-13 board action, including but not limited to: (1) Site selection analysis, including preliminary site inspection and boundary mapping, sufficient to establish the suitability of the land for its intended uses; (2) Development plan and preliminary engineering report, including alternative land use plans and infrastructure requirements, configurations, and costs required to service the project area, and schedule of governmental permits and approvals required to implement the project; (3) Feasibility analysis, including identification of potential markets, costs and economic returns, and recommended lot sizes; (4) Environmental impact statement prepared in accordance with chapter 11-200.1 (department of health); (5) Land use district boundary amendment and county plan and zoning amendments as required for the project; (6) Survey and cadastral work, including topographic and feature map, profile, and cross section survey, preliminary and final subdivision map, parcel descriptions, and installation of property pins for individual lots; (7) Design of project improvements (such as roads and irrigation facilities), including construction drawings and specifications, cost estimates, soils and drainage reports, quantity takeoffs, approval signatures from permitting agencies, and arrangements for utilities installations; and (8) Consultation and advice during construction phase, including resolution of problems due to unforeseen conditions, approval of substitutions by the contractor, and as-built drawings. [Eff JAN 23 2026] (Auth: SLH 2022, HRS §141D-7, §7) (Imp: 159-24 3620 4-159-14 SLH 2022, HRS §141D-7, §9)