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20 Cards in this Set
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What year did Hawaii receive statehood?
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1959
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state, county, and the federal government own ______% of land in Hawaii
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39%
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8 original families own _____% of land in Hawaii.
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20%
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What percentage of land is privately owned in Hawaii?
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41%
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State lands commission classifies land uses in 4 different types.
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conservation land (48%), Agricultural land (47%), urban (4.7%), rural land (.2%)
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how much of Hawai'i s p population resides in O'ahu?
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75%
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What is the definition of land?
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The earth's surface and it's extension up to Infinity and downward to the center of the earth
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In Hawaii, 90% of gas, oil, and mineral rights are ...
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reserves by and for the state and do not pass to a buyer upon sale.
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What are "air rights"?
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The owner sell or lease his rights as if it were part of the real estate aka "sky lease"
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If a crop requires annual cultivation....
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them it is part of the land, thus "real property"
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If a tree is cut and is no longer attached to the land. ..
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...them it is consisted personal property.
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If a stream is on the property line of two different properties...
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The line travels down the center of the stream.
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underground water
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owner may use the water but not transfer off property
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Tidewater Lands
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-State retains title to shore lands (beaches)
-high water lines marked by vegetation show defines boundaries between public and private land -development in these zones is subject to shoreline protection act, enforced by Division of Land Use & Permits |
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Accretion
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new land that is formed naturally by the gradual build up of rock, sand & soil due to shoreline water movement
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Avulsion
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-Does not effect boundary lines
-when movement of the water removes part of the land |
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Reliction
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-When water gradually recedes from the area and new land is exposed.
-New land belongs to the riparian owner |
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Lava
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newly formed lands created by flowing Lava into the ocean now belongs to Hawai'i
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UCC- Uniform Commercial Code
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-If a new home buyer wishes to purchase personal property from the seller, the seller retains an interest in the property until it is paid in full.
-The document needed is a "security agreement" -in case of default he can then go on and remove the personal property from the agreement. |
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2 forms of legal life Estates. ..
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(1) dower= the wife's rights are in "inchoate dower" and are activated only upon the husband's death.
The husband cannot convey personal property without the wife's consent. (1) curtesy=husband's right in wife's property, however she can convey without husband's consent stipulations- must have been married prior to 1977 (2) Homestead= a portion of the home is protected from creditors, except real estate taxes and mortgages |
