Lansdell v. County of Kauai

Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

In this consolidated appeal, we hold that (1) Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) chapter 520, 1 the Hawai'i Recreational Use Statute, does not apply to Defendant-Appellee County of Kaua'i (the County), as an adjacent owner of “land,” or to lands owned by the government, including lands owned by Defendant-Appellee State of Hawai'i (the State); (2) the County did not have a duty to warn Plaintiff-Appellant Robert Lansdell (Lansdell) of any dangers associated with diving in Queen’s Bath, an ocean tide pool (Queen’s Bath or tide pool); (3) the County did not…