Revocation of permits
HRS §174C-58
in effect174C-58. Revocation of permits
After a hearing, the commission may suspend or revoke a permit for:
(1) Any materially false statement in the application
for the water permit, a modification of a permit term, or any materially false
statement in any report or statement of fact required of the user pursuant to
this part.
(2) Any wilful violation of any condition of the
permit.
(3) Any violation of any provision of this chapter.
(4) Partial or total nonuse, for reasons other than
conservation, of the water allowed by the permit for a period of four
continuous years or more. The commission may permanently revoke the permit as
to the amount of water not in use unless the user can prove that the user's
nonuse was due to extreme hardship caused by factors beyond the user's
control. The commission and the permittee may enter into a written agreement
that, for reasons satisfactory to the commission, any period of nonuse may not
apply towards the four-year revocation period. Any period of nonuse which is
caused by a declaration of water shortage pursuant to section 174C-62 shall not
apply towards the four-year period of forfeiture.
The commission may cancel a permit, permanently and
in whole, with the written consent of the permittee.
[L 1987, c 45, pt of §2]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0174C/HRS_0174C-0058.htmFetched: 11/10/2026