Land Use Commission

O le Hawaii Fanua Use Commission o se state body lea e faʻatonutonuina le boundaries o Hawaii's four fanua use districts: Urban, Rural, Agricultural, ma Faʻasaoina. E hears petitions mai landowners ma counties i reclassify fanua — mo example, moving agricultural fanua into le urban district i allow fale nofo atinaʻe. Commission faʻaiʻuga shape lea e atinaʻe e mafai ona occur statewide.

Fanua use classification fuafuaina le a e mafai ona ma cannot be fausia i taʻitasi parcel i Hawaii. Commission faʻamasinoga i boundary amendments o faʻatasi ma le tele o consequential fanua use faʻaiʻuga i le state. Tagata nonofo, farmers, ma environmental groups e mafai ona testify mo pe against reclassification petitions lea e would affect o latou nuʻu.