(a) Except as specifically recognized by or provided in § 520A-6, an owner of land who either directly or indirectly invites or permits without charge any person to use the property for control or eradication of invasive species does not:

lease

Need help with a review of a residential lease?
Have it reviewed by a lawyer, get answers to your questions and move forward with confidence.
Connect with a lawyer now

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 520A-4

  • Charge: means an admission price or fee asked in return for invitation or permission to enter or go upon the land. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 520A-2
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Invasive species: means any plant, plant pest, noxious weed, microorganism, biological control organism, or animal that can directly or indirectly injure or cause damage to the environment or to the interests of agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, animal or public health, native species, natural resources, irrigation, or navigation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 520A-2
  • Land: means land, roads, water, watercourses, private ways and buildings, structures, and machinery or equipment when attached to realty, other than lands owned by the government. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 520A-2
  • Owner: means the possessor of a fee interest, a tenant, lessee, occupant, or person in control of the premises. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 520A-2
(1) Extend any assurance that the premises are safe for any purpose;
(2) Confer upon the person the legal status of an invitee or licensee to whom a duty of care is owed;
(3) Assume responsibility for, or incur liability for, any injury to any person or property caused by an act of omission or commission of such persons; and
(4) Assume responsibility for, or incur liability for, any injury to any person or persons who enter the premises in response to an injured person who entered the premises to control or eradicate invasive species.
(b) An owner of land who is required or compelled to provide access or parking for such access through or across the owner’s property because of state or county land use, zoning, or planning law, ordinance, rule, ruling, or order, to reach property subject to control or eradication of invasive species, shall be afforded the same protection as to such access, including parking for such access, as an owner of land who invites or permits any person to use that owner’s property for control or eradication of invasive species under subsection (a).

  Previous
Next  
 Chapter 520A Contents