Section 10-3-7 - Priority and preference for award of leases(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 10-3-11 relating to Lanai awards, applicants shall be considered for award in the order in which their completed applications were received by the department; provided that awards shall first be made according to ranking in existing priority, I, II, and III waiting lists in that order until those waiting lists are exhausted. Thereafter, awards shall be based on numerical designation by date of completed application in the area waiting list, then on the island-wide waiting list, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. [Eff 7/30/81; am AUG 06 2004] (Auth. HHC Act §222; HRS § 91-2) (Imp: HHC Act §207)