Hawaii Revised Statutes 261-16 – Licensing of airports
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 261-16
- Airport: means any area of land or water which is used, or intended for use, for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use, for airport buildings or other airport facilities or rights-of-way, including approaches, together with all airport buildings and facilities located thereon. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 261-1
- Department: means the department of transportation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 261-1
- Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 261-1
An approval of a site may be granted subject to any reasonable conditions that the department may deem necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section and shall remain in effect, unless sooner revoked by the department, until a license for an airport located on the approved site has been issued pursuant to subsection (b). The department, after notice and opportunity for hearing to a holder of a certificate of approval, may revoke the approval when it shall reasonably determine that there has been an abandonment of the site as an airport site; that there has been a failure within the time prescribed, or if no time was prescribed, within a reasonable time, to develop the site as an airport or to comply with the conditions of the approval; or that because of change of physical or legal conditions or circumstances the site is no longer usable for the aeronautical purposes for which the approval was granted.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an airport without an appropriate license, as may be duly required by rule adopted pursuant to this subsection.