Any lot not sold or leased at public auction or drawing, or sold or leased and forfeited, or surrendered after sale or lease with the consent of the board of land and natural resources, which consent is authorized, may, subject to § 171-21, be disposed of by the board as follows:

(1) The board shall hold the lot without disposition for a period of thirty days, during which time, any person otherwise qualified to bid interested in securing the lot may apply therefor in writing.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-49

  • Board: means the board of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-1
  • Land: includes all interests therein and natural resources including water, minerals, and all such things connected with land, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-1
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lease: means the right to possess and use land for a term of years. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-1
  • Person: includes individual, partnership, corporation, and association, except as otherwise defined in this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-1
(2) Upon the expiration of thirty days, if not more than one person has applied for the lot, the board may dispose of the lot to the sole applicant without public auction at not less than the prior upset price; provided that if the lot is one among several available lots and there are more applicants than available lots, this paragraph shall not apply.
(3) If more than one person has applied for the lot, or if there are more applicants than available lots, upon the expiration of thirty days, the board shall by sale or lease dispose of the lot or all of the available lots, as the case may be, at drawing as provided in § 171-15 or at public auction as provided in §§ 171-14 and 171-16, at the prior upset price or, if the drawing or public auction is held more than six months after the date of the prior drawing or public auction, at the upset price fixed by a reappraisal.