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WRRCTR No.57 Hawaii's System of Water Rights: An Economic Evaluation
ScholarSpace at University of Hawaii at Manoa
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | WRRCTR No.57 Hawaii's System of Water Rights: An Economic Evaluation |
| Creator | Morahan, Eamon T. Yamauchi, Hiroshi |
| Subject | Water rights -- Hawaii. |
| Description | Hawaii's system of water rights consist of a "bundle of rights" which are variously attached to fresh surface waters and to artesian ground waters. Surface water rights are for the most part "unique" to Hawaii and are based on ancient customs and traditions of the islands. On the other hand, the correlative rights doctrine which applies to most ground-water basins in the western world also applies (since 1929) to artesian ground waters in Hawaii. In general, Hawaiian surface water rights are... U.S. Department of the Interior Grant/Contract No. 14-31-0001-3211; A-019-HI |
| Date | 2010-02-17T00:00:34Z 2010-02-17T00:00:34Z 1972-08 |
| Type | Report Text |
| Identifier | Morahan ET, Yamauchi H. 1972. Hawaii's system of water rights: an economic evaluation. Honolulu (HI): Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa. WRRC technical report, 57. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/15002 |
| Relation | WRRC Technical Reports 57 |
| Format | vi + 29 pages application/pdf |
| Publisher | Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
