Any person otherwise qualified to take a farm lot shall have preference in any drawing for farm lots, if the person:

(1) Is a veteran (defined herein as a person who served in the military forces of the United States during any war between the United States and any other nation and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable); or

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-69

  • Lessee: means the lessee under a residential lease and the successors in interest of the lessee. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-71
  • Person: means one or more individuals and does not include any partnership, firm, or corporation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-71
  • Public purpose: as used in this chapter , unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, includes but shall not be limited to all public uses, the straightening of boundaries of public lands, acquisition of access to landlocked public lands, the consolidation of the holdings of public lands, development of houselots, farmlots, and industrial parks. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-1
(2) Has, within a period of not longer than five years prior to the filing of the person’s application, been an owner in possession, or a lessee in possession having an unexpired lease term of more than one year, of farm premises which were taken by any governmental authority for any public purpose and who was displaced by reason of the taking or which became unusable for farm purposes because the use was declared a public nuisance or was displaced by reason of a natural disaster.

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