Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 268-1.5

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the department, in lieu of establishing the Hawaii State Ferries, an inter-island or intra-island ferry or ferry system operated and maintained by the State under the provisions of the chapter, may enter into a contract, lease, or other agreement with any person to provide for a privately operated ferry or ferry system; provided that no contract, lease, or other agreement shall be made except under contract let after public advertisement for sealed tenders, subject to the provisions under chapter 103D.