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WRRCTR No.150 Water Rights, Water Regulation, and the “Taking issue” in Hawaii
ScholarSpace at University of Hawaii at Manoa
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | WRRCTR No.150 Water Rights, Water Regulation, and the “Taking issue” in Hawaii |
| Creator | Kloos, William Aipa, Nathan Chang, Williamson B.C. |
| Subject | water rights riparian rights legal aspects water allocation public trust doctrine groundwater streams constitutional law Hawaii Native Hawaiian water rights appurtenant water rights in-stream uses regulatory mandate McBryde v. Robinson constitutional mandate Water -- Law and legislation -- Hawaii. Water rights -- Hawaii. |
| Description | The unique situation concerning water rights in Hawaii presents some particularly difficult legal questions. This report analyzes the constitution, "taking" issues involved if Hawaii were to move from its present, judicially created system of water rights to a system allocating water based on limited-duration permits. Such a problem arises under the fifth amendment of the United States Constitution (prohibiting the taking of property without just compensation) because present Hawaiian water... Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior Grant/Contract No. 14-34-0001-1113; B-062-HI |
| Date | 2008-07-17T22:43:35Z 2008-07-17T22:43:35Z 1983-05 |
| Type | Report Text |
| Identifier | Kloos W, Aipa N, Chang WBC. 1983. Water rights, water regulation, and the “taking issue” in Hawaii. Honolulu (HI): Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa. WRRC technical report, 150. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1991 |
| Language | en-US |
| Relation | WRRC Technical Report 150 |
| Format | viii + 109 pages application/pdf |
| Publisher | Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
