Land and Access

What’s inside

From the book’s table of contents.

1. 03The two-tier land system
2. 04State Land Use districts
3. 05County zoning (CZO)
4. 06Core terms and Chapter 1 checklist
5. 07Tax Map Keys and a worked parcel example
6. 08Overlays: SMA, floods and shorelines
7. 09Access: roads vs. easements
8. 10Water sources and Chapter 2 checklist
9. 11Water: questions to ask before you commit
10. 12Use-by-use lookup: where the answer lives
11. 13Crops, orchards and agroforestry
12. 14Livestock and roosters
13. 15Beekeeping
14. 16Selling what you grow
15. 17Real property ag dedication
16. 18Dedication filing, cancellation and the petition
17. 19Farm dwellings and the recorded agreement
18. 20Other housing questions
19. 21IAL, Right to Farm and Chapter 4 checklist
20. 22Permit matrix and key agencies
21. 23Grading, grubbing and SWCD plans
22. 24Ag building exemptions (HRS § 46-88)
23. 25Wastewater, water rates and Chapter 5 checklist
24. 26Land access models
25. 27Community land access and incubators
26. 28Public farm lands: HDOA and DLNR
27. 29Lease clauses and sample language
28. 30Costs and getting started
29. 31Hawaiian land context: kuleana
30. 32Customary rights and Chapter 7 checklist
31. 33Master decision tree
32. 34Compliance calendar, failure modes and fixes
33. 35Weekly and monthly operating rhythm
34. 36Illustrative scenarios
35. 37Who to call first and what to bring
36. 38Agency and assistance directory
37. 39Buying farmland
38. 40Contingencies and Chapter 12 checklist
39. 41Subdividing, CPRs and density
40. 42Shared ownership
41. 43Water rights: wells, streams and rights
42. 44Ditches, shared water and Chapter 14 checklist
43. 45Parcel audit worksheet
44. 46Red flags checklist for site visits
45. 47Growers’ Q&A
46. 48Appendix A: alternatives compared
47. 49Appendix B: glossary
48. 50Appendix C: sources and how checked

The book’s own disclaimer: this manual is published for educational guidance only and is not legal advice. Land use rules on Kauaʻi apply parcel by parcel and change over time.