Haw. Code R. § 13-183-7 - Exploration permit required on state and reserved lands
An exploration permit is required to conduct any exploration activity on state or reserved lands for evidence of geothermal resources. Exploration activity includes, but is not limited to, geophysical operations, drilling of shallow temperature test holes less than five hundred feet in depth, or deeper as may be determined by the board, construction of roads and trails, and cross-country transit by vehicle over state lands. All other drilling on state or reserved lands shall be regulated as provided in subchapters 8 through 13 herein.
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