Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 46-6

(1) Pay to the county a sum of money deemed adequate by the county to purchase the park land the subdivider would otherwise have had to provide or dedicate; or

(2) Combine the payment of money with land to be provided or dedicated, the value of such combination to be as deemed adequate by the county to purchase the total amount of land the subdivider would otherwise have had to provide or dedicate.

(1) For privately-owned and maintained parks and playgrounds;

(2) For lands dedicated or provided for park and playground purposes prior to the effective date of the ordinances.

(1) “Approval” means the final approval granted to a proposed subdivision where the actual division of land into smaller parcels is sought, provided that where construction of a building or buildings is proposed without further subdividing an existing parcel of land, the term “approval” shall refer to the issuance of the building permit.

(2) “Dwelling unit” means a room or rooms connected together, constituting an independent housekeeping unit for a family and containing a single kitchen.

(3) “Lodging unit” means a room or rooms connected together, constituting an independent housekeeping unit for a family which does not contain any kitchen.

(4) “Parks and playgrounds” mean areas used for active or passive recreational pursuits.

(5) “Subdivider” means any person who divides land as specified under the definition of subdivision or who constructs a building or group of buildings containing or divided into three or more dwelling units or lodging units.

(6) “Subdivision” means the division of improved or unimproved land into two or more lots, parcels, sites, or other divisions of land and for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale, lease, rental, transfer of title to, or interest in, any or all such lots, parcels, sites, or division of land. The term includes resubdivision, and when appropriate to the context, shall relate to the land subdivided. The term also includes a building or group of buildings, other than a hotel, containing or divided into three or more dwelling units or lodging units.

(7) “Privately owned parks and playgrounds” mean parks or playgrounds and their facilities which are not provided in perpetuity or dedicated but which are owned and maintained by or on behalf of the ultimate users of the subdivision pursuant to recorded restrictive covenants. Where the privately owned park is a part of the lot or lots on which a building or group of buildings containing or divided into three or more dwelling units or lodging units is constructed, it shall not be required that the private park or playground meet county subdivision standards nor shall the area of the private park or playground be deducted from the area of the lot or lots for purposes of zoning or building requirements.