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SUPPLEMENT 20 (7-2026)
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Hawai‘i County Code1983 (2016Edition)
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VOLUME 1
Vol. 1 Cover Page Vol. 1 Cover Page
Chapter 4Animals
i – ii i– ii
4-5 – 4-6 4-5 – 4-6.2
Chapter 14 General Welfare
vii vii
14-3 – 14-4 14-3 –14-4
14-69 14-69 –14-71
Chapter 15 Parks and Recreation
15-5 – 15-6 15-5 –15-6
15-26.1 – 15-26.2 15-26.1– 15-26.2
15-26.5 – 15-26.6 15-26.5 – 15-26.6
Chapter 17 Fire Code
i – ii i –ii
17-1 – 17-61 17-1 –17-23
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VOLUME 2
Vol. 2 Cover Page Vol. 2 Cover Page
Chapter 19Real Property Taxes
iii – iv iii – iv
19-1–19-2.219-1–19-2.2
19-23 –19-24 19-23 –19-24
19-27 –19-30 19-27 –19.30.2
19-71 –19-7219-71 –19-72
19-75 – 19-78 19-75 –19-78
Chapter 24 Traffic Schedules
24A-57– 24A-60 24A-57 – 24A-60
24A-61 – 24A-62 24A-61 – 24A-62
Chapter 25Zoning
25-113 –25-114 25-113 –25-114
Chapter 25 Zoning Annex
25A-26.1–25A-26.2 25A-26.1 –25A-26.2
25A-51 – 25A-51.1 25A-51 – 25A-51.1
25A-81 – 25A-82 25A-81 – 25A-82
25A-129 –25A-130 25A-129 – 25A-130
VOLUME 3
Vol. 3 Cover PageVol. 3 Cover Page
Index
I-1 – I-2 I-1 –I-2
I-11 – I-22 I-11 – I-22
I-49 – I-50 I-49 – I-50
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Legislative History
T-6.1 –T-6.4 T-6.1 – T-6.4
T-47 T-47 – T-49
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THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE
1983 (2016 Edition, as amended)
Update to include: Supplement 20 (7-2026)
Contains ordinances effective through: 06-30-2026
A CODIFICATION OF THE GENERAL ORDINANCES
OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
STATE OF HAWAI‘I
Office of the County Clerk
County of Hawai‘i
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
(808) 961-8255
Volume One
CHAPTER 4
ANIMALS
Article 1. Definitions.
Section 4-1-1. Definitions.
Article 2. Dog, Cat, and Animal Pounds.
Section 4-2-1. Pound established for dogs, cats, and domesticated animals.
Section 4-2-2. Direction, control, and administration of pound.
Section 4-2-3. Power to seize and impound dogs, cats, and domesticated animals.
Section 4-2-4.Enforcement by animal control officer.
Section 4-2-5.Expenses and appropriations for the pound.
Section 4-2-6. Repealed.
Section 4-2-7. Repealed.
Section 4-2-8. Repealed.
Section 4-2-9. Repealed.
Section 4-2-10. Repealed.
Article 3. Dogs, Cats, and Other Animals.
Section 4-3-1. Impoundment of animals.
Section 4-3-2. Failure to remove animal; penalty.
Section 4-3-3. Duty upon striking animals, including dogs and cats.
Section 4-3-4. Cruelty to animals, including dogs and cats.
Section 4-3-5. Places prohibited to animals, including dogs and cats.
Section 4-3-6. Defecation and nuisance prohibited.
Section 4-3-7. Feeding prohibited.
Article 4. Dogs.
Division 1. Dog License Fees.
Section 4-4-1. Fees.
Section 4-4-2. Proof of sterilization.
Division 2. General Provisions.
Section 4-4-21. Seizure of dogs by officers.
Section 4-4-22. Seizure of stray dogs by persons other than officers.
Section 4-4-23. Redemption of seized dogs after sale.
Section 4-4-24. Female dogs.
Section 4-4-25. Noisy dogs.
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Section 4-4-26. Noisy dog; reasonable attempts to reduce noise; penalties.
Section 4-4-27. Harboring, holding for reward, or licensing of strayed or stolen dogs.
Section 4-4-28. Injuring or poisoning dogs.
Section 4-4-29. Leash required for public places.
Section 4-4-30. Penalty for permitting a dog to stray.
Division 3. Dangerous Dogs.
Section 4-4-31. Dangerous dogs may be slain.
Section 4-4-32. Negligent failure to control a dangerous dog; penalties.
Section 4-4-33. Habitual negligent failure to control a dangerous dog; penalties.
Section 4-4-34.Citation and summons; seizure; relinquishment of ownership.
Section 4-4-35.Additional penalties.
Section 4-4-36. Civil action not precluded.
Section 4-4-37. Exemption.
Article 5. Management of Apiaries and Beekeeping.
Section 4-5-1. Findings and purpose.
Section 4-5-2. Scope.
Section 4-5-3. Definitions.
Section 4-5-4. Generally accepted apiary management practices.
Section 4-5-5. Nuisance.
Article 6. Reserved.
Article 7. Reserved.
Article 8. Reserved.
Article 9. Enforcement.
Section 4-9-1. Enforcement.
Section 4-9-2. Training; appointment; powers of animal control officer.
Section 4-9-3. Summons.
Section 4-9-4. Failure to obey summons.
Section 4-9-5. Issuance of complaint; when.
Section 4-9-6. Disposition of fines and forfeitures.
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Article 3. Dogs, Cats, and Other Animals.
* Editor’s Note: A new article 3, “Dogs, Cats, and Other Animals,” was created and sections 4-14 to 4-19 placed within
this article by Ordinance 22-36.
Section 4-3-1. Impoundment of animals.
(a) If any animal, except dogs and cats, trespasses, roams, strays or grazes upon any
public lands, private lands of another, or upon any public highway in the County,
any police officer or officer may seize and impound such animal for such period of
time as may be deemed necessary; provided that reasonable attempts have first
been made to notify the owner or keeper of the animal to remove the animal.
(b) If reasonable attempts to notify the owner or keeper of the animal are unsuccessful,
if the owner or keeper is unknown, or the owner or keeper refuses or fails to remove
the animal after notice, the animal may be seized and impounded by the police or
any officer. The owner or keeper of the animal shall pay not less than $5 for each
animal that is seized and impounded plus all additional costs incurred in the
removal and transportation of the animal, and all costs for the feeding and care of
each animal, including, but not limited to bona fide veterinary expenses. If any
damage is done by the animals, the owner thereof shall pay to the proper claimant
the full amount of damage or loss occasioned by the straying of the animals.
(c) In case the charges and fees are not paid, or after forty-eight hours, in cases where
the owners are unknown, the animals may be sold at public auction, or disposed of
by the chief of police or the chief’s authorized representative.
(1983 CC, c 4, art 4, sec 4-14; am 2022, ord 22-36, sec 5.)4-3-1
Section 4-3-2. Failure to remove animal; penalty.
In addition to the charges or damages in section 4-3-1, the owner of any animal
which trespasses, roams, strays, or grazes upon any public or private lands, or upon a
public highway in the County, if upon notice, fails to remove the animals within twenty-
four hours thereof, shall be guilty of a violation of this section and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not more than $100.
(1983 CC, c 4, art 4, sec 4-15; am 2022, ord 22-36, sec 5.)4-3-2
Section 4-3-3. Duty upon striking animals, including dogs and cats.
The driver of any vehicle which collides with or is involved in an accident with any
animal, including dogs and cats, shall:
(1) Stop, move the animal off the road, if possible, and render aid where necessary, and
immediately; and
(2) Have the animal’s owner located, or
(3) Notify the police department or animal control and protection agency.
There shall be a penalty of not more than $50 for each violation of paragraph (2)
or (3) of this section.
(1983 CC, c 4, art 4, sec 4-16; am 1986, ord 86-34, sec 1; am 2022, ord 22-36, sec 5;
am 2023, ord 23-33, sec 5.)4-3-3
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Section 4-3-4. Cruelty to animals, including dogs and cats.
A person commits the offense of cruelty to animals, dogs and cats if the person
knowingly or recklessly:
(1) Gives away an animal, dog or cat, or animals, dogs or cats, as a prize or prizes;
(2) Abandons any animal, dog or cat.
There shall be a penalty of not more than $500 for each violation of this section.
(1983 CC, c 4, art 4, sec 4-17; am 1986, ord 86-34, sec 2; am 2022, ord 22-36, sec 5.)4-3-4
Section 4-3-5. Places prohibited to animals, including dogs and cats.
(a) Except as otherwise provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to take or permit
any dog, cat, or other domestic animal, whether loose or on a leash or in restraint
on or about any County beach park or any establishment or place of business where
food or food products are sold or displayed, including but not limited to restaurants,
grocery stores, meat markets, fruit or vegetable stores.
(b) This section shall not apply to “Seeing Eye” dogs or other dogs necessarily utilized
for the benefit of handicapped persons or to dogs used for purposes of law
enforcement by law enforcement agencies of the Federal, State or County
governments.
(c) There shall be a penalty of not more than $50 for each violation of this section.
(1983 CC, c 4, art 4, sec 4-18; am 1986, ord 86-34, sec 3; am 2022, ord 22-36, sec 5.)4-3-5
Section 4-3-6. Defecation and nuisance prohibited.
(a) No person who owns, harbors, keeps or has charge or control of any dog or other
small domesticated animal shall cause, suffer, or allow such animal to soil, defile,
defecate on, or commit any nuisance on any part of any street, including any
sidewalk, passageway or bypath, or on any play area, park, or place where people
congregate or walk, or on any public property, or on any private property, without
the permission of the owner of the property.
(b) The restrictions in this section shall not apply to that portion of the roadway of any
street which lies between and within three feet of the edges or curbs of the
roadway, except at crosswalks or bus stops, provided that the person who owns,
harbors, keeps or has charge or control of a domesticated animal shall immediately
and securely enclose all feces deposited by the animal in a bag, wrapper, or other
container, and dispose of the same all in a sanitary manner.
(c) There shall be a penalty of not more than $50 for violations of this section.
(1983 CC, c 4, art 4, sec 4-19; am 1986, ord 86-34, sec 4; am 2022, ord 22-36, sec 5.)4-3-6
Section 4-3-7. Feeding prohibited.
(a) A person may not feed or attempt to feed a stray or feral animal on property owned,
leased, rented, managed, or operated by the County.
(b) Any person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to a fine not more than
$50 for the first violation and not more than $500 for any subsequent violation.
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(c) For the purposes of this section:
“Feed” means to deliberately introduce any food material, substance, or
attractant directly to or in the vicinity of an animal.
“Feral” means undomesticated or living in a wild and unconfined state.
(d) Nothing in this section prohibits, restricts, or limits the ability of the County or of a
person authorized or contracted by the County to trap, remove, impound, or seize
an animal or to undertake any other power or duty under this chapter or the
Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, chapters 142 or 143.
(2025, ord 25-63, sec 1.)4-3-7
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Article 27. County Authority to Improve, Grade, Repair, or Do Construction
Work Upon Private, Nondedicated, and Non-surrendered Roads.
Section 14-159. Purpose.
Section 14-160. Definitions.
Section 14-161. Powers and duties of director.
Section 14-162. Eligibility criteria to be considered.
Section 14-163. Allowable work upon private, nondedicated, and non-surrendered
roads.
Section 14-164. Process to request improvement, grading, repair, or construction
work upon private, nondedicated, and non-surrendered roads,
resolution.
Section 14-165. Discontinuance of County assistance to improve, grade, repair, or
do construction work upon a private, nondedicated, and non-
surrendered road.
Section 14-166. Control and liability.
Section 14-167. Administrative rules.
Article 28. Adopt-A-County-Street Program.
Section 14-168. Definitions.
Section 14-169. Program established.
Section 14-170. Program application.
Section 14-171. Eligible maintenance and beautification activities; participant
responsibilities.
Section 14-172. Department responsibilities.
Section 14-173. Waiver of liability.
Section 14-174. Termination.
Section 14-175. Reporting.
Section 14-176. Rules.
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G ENERAL W ELFARE § 14-1
(C) All tennis courts;
(D) Waipi‘o Lookout.
(12) North/South Kohala:
(A) Church Row;
(B) All swimming pools;
(C) All tennis courts;
(D) Waikoloa Highway Park;
(E) Spencer Beach Park;
(F) Kamakoa Nui Park;
(G) Spencer Kalani Schutte District Park;
(H) Laelae Park.
(1982, ord 810, sec 1; am 1983 CC, c 14, art 1, sec 14-1; am 1987, ord 87-70, sec 1; am
1990, ord 90-104, sec 1; am 1993, ord 93-7, sec 1; am 1996, ord 96-54, sec 1; am 2008,
ord 08-7, sec 3; am 2010, ord 10-5, sec 1; am 2013, ord 13-77, sec 1; am 2017, ord 17-55,
sec 1; am 2018, ord 18-61, sec 3; am 2019, ord 19-43, sec 3; am 2020, ord 20-59, sec 3;
am 2021, ord 21-87, sec 1; am 2026, ord 26-40, sec 4.)14-1
Section 14-2. Areas requiring permits for intoxicating liquors between the
hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
(a) Permits shall allow drinking of intoxicating liquors only between the hours of 10:00
a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
(1) South Hilo:
(A) Bayfront Beach;
(B) Coconut Island;
(C) Hilo Armory;
(D) Ho‘olulu Complex;
(E)
(F) Wainaku Gym;
(G) Equestrian Center, Pana‘ewa;
(H) Hakalau Park;
(I)
(J) Carvalho Park;
(K) Pepe‘ekeo Community Center;
(L) University Heights Park.
(2) North/South Kona:
(A)
(B)
(C) Imin Center;
(D) Yano Hall;
(E) Greenwell Park;
(F) That area in the terminal at Kailua Park specifically designated by the
director of parks and recreation;
(G) Old Kona Airport Park picnic pavilions and Events Pavilion excluding
the runway and areas surrounding the runway, Pawai Bay, and the
park area at the end of the runway;
(H) Kahalu‘u Beach Park;
(I) Magic Sands Beach Park, otherwise known as Disappearing Sands
Beach Park or White Sands Beach Park;
(J)
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(3)
(A)
(B) Pahala Community Center;
(C) Hawaiian Ocean View Park.
(4) Puna:
(A)
(B) Volcano Community Center;
(C) Kurtistown Park;
(D) Mt. View Park;
(E) Shipman Park;
(F) Isaac Kepo‘okalani Hale Beach Park.
(5)
(A) Honoka‘a Rodeo Arena;
(B) Haina Park;
(C) Honoka‘a Park.
(6) North/South Kohala:
(A) Kamehameha Park;
(B) Kohala Senior Center;
(C) Waimea Park;
(D) Waimea Senior Center.
(1982, ord 810, sec 2; am 1983 CC, c 14, art 1, sec 14-2; am 1987, ord 87-70, sec 1; am
1990, ord 90-122, sec 2; am 2008, ord 08-121, sec 1; am 2009, ord 09-144, sec 2; am 2010,
ord 10-6, sec 2; am 2016, ord 16-75, sec 1.)14-2
Section 14-2.1. Intoxicating liquors allowed between the hours of 6:00 p.m.
and 10:00 p.m.
(a) No person shall drink, offer to drink, or display in public view in the following
public areas or buildings located thereon, any intoxicating liquors, whether in a
bottle, jug, container or otherwise, except between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 10:00
p.m.
(1) South Hilo:
(A) Ainako Park;
(B) Kaiwiki Park;
(C)
(D)
(E) Kula‘imano Park;
(F) Malama Park;
(G)
(H) -Uka Park;
(I) Wainaku Playground.
(2) North/South Kona:
(A) Reserved.
(3)
(A)
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Section 14-166. Control and liability.
Nothing contained in this article and no action undertaken pursuant to this article
shall be construed as the County:
(1) Taking control of a subject road;
(2) Assuming responsibility either to improve a subject road to a dedicable
standard or to a standard above the condition at the time repairs are
undertaken;
(3) Making any warranties or representation as to the safety or suitability of
roads that have been improved, graded, repaired, or constructed pursuant to
this article, for public vehicular or nonvehicular transportation;
(4) Adopting, accepting, or approving of a private, nondedicated, and non-
surrendered road as a public highway; or
(5) Agreeing to approve or undertake future work pursuant to this article.
(2024, ord 24-1, sec 2.) 14-166
Section 14-167. Administrative rules.
The director may adopt administrative rules pursuant to chapter 91, Hawai‘i
Revised Statutes, as may be necessary to implement this article.
(2024, ord 24-1, sec 2.) 14-167
Article 28. Adopt-A-County-Street Program.
Section 14-168. Definitions.
As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise:
“Adopted segment” means a designated portion of a County street, roadway, or
right-of-way that is approved by the director of public works for volunteer participants
of the Adopt-A-County-Street program to conduct eligible maintenance and
beautification activities.
“County street” means any public street, roadway, or right-of-way under the
jurisdiction, ownership, or maintenance responsibility of the County, excluding State
highways.
“Department” means the department of public works.
“Director” means the director of public works or the director’s duly authorized
representative.
“Participant” means any individual, business, nonprofit, community group, school,
or other organization that enters into an agreement with the department of public
works to participate as a volunteer in the Adopt-A-County-Street program.
“Program” means the Adopt-A-County-Street program established by this article.
(2026, ord 26-35, sec 2.) 14-168
Section 14-169. Program established.
(a) There shall be an Adopt-A-County-Street program established within the
department.
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(b) The department may designate segments of eligible County streets that may be
adopted by participants for maintenance and beautification activities.
(c) Participation in the program is voluntary and shall be formalized by a written
agreement between the department and the participant.
(d) Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit or restrict the department’s
ability to continue or enter into informal maintenance or beautification
partnerships with any individual, business, nonprofit, community group, school, or
other organization outside of the program.
(e) Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit or restrict any individual from
volunteering to perform beautification activities within an adopted segment.
(2026, ord 26-35, sec 2.) 14-169
Section 14-170. Program application.
(a) The application shall be on a form prescribed by the director and shall include:
(1) Name and contact information of the individual, business, nonprofit,
community group, school, or other organization;
(2) Name and contact information of the designated coordinator responsible for
organizing activities and maintaining communication with the department;
(3) Proposed segment of the County street to be adopted;
(4) Estimated number of volunteers; and
(5) Proposed timeline for maintenance and beautification activities.
(b) Participants must submit an application annually to remain in the program.
(2026, ord 26-35, sec 2.) 14-170
Section 14-171. Eligible maintenance and beautification activities;
participant responsibilities.
(a) Eligible maintenance and beautification activities include but are not limited to:
(1) Litter collection and disposal;
(2) Trimming or removal of small vegetation within the right-of-way, as approved
by the director;
(3) Minor beautification, such as planting approved native plants; and
(4) Other activities approved by the director that support the maintenance and
safety of County streets.
(b) The participant shall:
(1) Report hazards, including potholes, illegal dumping, damaged signs, or unsafe
conditions;
(2) Conduct a minimum of four activities during the one-year enrollment, unless
otherwise approved by the director; and
(3) Comply with safety guidelines issued by the director, including required safety
briefings and use of protective equipment.
(2026, ord 26-35, sec 2.) 14-171
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Section 14-172. Department responsibilities.
The department shall:
(1) Provide participants with safety guidelines and briefings;
(2) Provide participants with safety equipment, including vests, gloves, and trash
bags;
(3) Coordinate the pickup and disposal of collected trash when needed;
(4) Provide a message board for safety;
(5) Maintain a list of adopted and available segments of County streets; and
(6) Oversee compliance with the program.
(2026, ord 26-35, sec 2.) 14-172
Section 14-173. Waiver of liability.
All participants shall execute an agreement to release the County of liability, which
shall:
(1) Acknowledge that work along County streets involve inherent risks and agree
to conduct all activities safely; and
(2) Indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the County against any claims of
injuries or damages incurred by volunteers, except as otherwise required by
law.
(2026, ord 26-35, sec 2.) 14-173
Section 14-174. Termination.
(a) The director may terminate an agreement if a participant:
(1) Fails to perform the required activities;
(2) Engages in unsafe conduct; or
(3) Violates County instructions or applicable laws.
(b) The participant may voluntarily terminate the agreement with thirty days’ written
notice.
(2026, ord 26-35, sec 2.) 14-174
Section 14-175. Reporting.
No later than March 31 of each year, the director shall submit an annual report to
the council providing:
(1) The location of all adopted segments active during the reported calendar year;
(2) The total number of adopted segments since the establishment of the program;
(3) The estimated cost savings to the County; and
(4) Any program updates and recommendations.
(2026, ord 26-35, sec 2.) 14-175
Section 14-176. Rules.
The director may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as
may be necessary to implement this article. Nothing in this article shall be construed to
limit the department’s existing authority to conduct street maintenance, cleanup
operations, or volunteer coordination independent of the program.
(2026, ord 26-35, sec 2.) 14-176
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P ARKS AND R ECREATION §15-14
(6) Explosives;
(7) Electrical devices;
(8) All types of nets which measure more than three feet at the widest span.
(c) No aquatic life taken from waters within park areas shall be sold or offered for sale.
(1983 CC, c 15, art 2, sec 15-14; am 1987, ord 87-74, sec 1.)15-14
Section 15-15. Gambling prohibited.
Gambling in any form, or the operation of gambling devices, whether for
merchandise or otherwise, is prohibited.
(1983 CC, c 15, art 2, sec 15-15.)15-15
Section 15-16. Person under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Entering or remaining in a park area when manifestly under the influence of
alcohol, narcotics or other drugs, to a degree that may endanger oneself or other persons
or property, or unreasonably annoy persons in the vicinity is prohibited.
(1983 CC, c 15, art 2, sec 15-16.)15-16
Section 15-17. Returning lost property.
All lost articles shall be deposited by the finder at the office of the director or at the
nearest police station, leaving the finder’s name and address.
(1983 CC, c 15, art 2, sec 15-17.)15-17
Section 15-18. Abandoned property prohibited; impoundment.
(a) No person shall abandon any vehicle or other personal property. Any abandoned
property shall be subject to removal and impoundment by the director or the police
to be dealt with according to law.
(b) Leaving any vehicle or other personal property unattended after 11:00 p.m. and
before 7:00 a.m., without prior permission of the director shall be considered
abandoned and is prohibited. Any property so left shall be subject to impoundment
by the director or the police. In the event unattended abandoned property interferes
with the safe and orderly management of the park area, it shall be subject to
impoundment by the director at any time.
(1983 CC, c 15, art 2, sec 15-18; am 2001, ord 01-3, sec 3.)15-18
Section 15-19. Use of audio devices restricted; permits; authorization.
(a) The operation or use of any audio devices including radios, television sets, musical
instruments, and noise producing devices such as electric generating plants, or
other equipment driven by motors or engines in such a manner and at such times
so as to unreasonably annoy persons in campgrounds, picnic areas, or at other
public places or gathering is prohibited.
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(b) The operation or use of public address systems, whether fixed, portable, or vehicle
mounted, on lands, waters, and highways, is prohibited except when such use or
operation is in connection with public gatherings or special events for which
permits have been issued.
(c) The installation of aerials or other special radio, telephone, or television equipment
is prohibited unless authorized by the director.
(1983 CC, c 15, art 2, sec 15-19.)15-19
Section 15-20. Hitchhiking and commercial activities; exceptions.
(a) Hitchhiking or the soliciting of transportation is prohibited.
(b) Commercial activity without a permit is prohibited; provided, that this section shall
not apply to transactions with authorized concessionaires. Commercial activity
includes, but is not limited to, the exchange or buying and selling of commodities;
the providing of services related to or connected with the trade, traffic or commerce
in general; any activity performed by the commercial operator or its employees or
agents in connection with the delivery of such commodities or services. Commercial
activity does not include commercial speech or the distribution of handbills.
(c) No permit, license, or other authorization for commercial activity within Kohanaiki
Beach Park may be issued, granted, or otherwise approved.
15-20
(1983 CC, c 15, art 2, sec 15-20; am 2015, ord 15-52, sec 3; am 2026, ord 26-31, sec 1.)
Section 15-21. Repealed.
(1983 CC, c 15, art 2, sec 15-21; rep 2015, ord 15-52, sec 6.)15-21
Section 15-22. Permission required for television and motion pictures.
Before any motion picture may be filmed or any television production or sound
track may be made, which involves the use of professional casts, settings, or crews, by
any person other than bona fide newsreel or news television personnel, written
permission must first be obtained from the director.
(1983 CC, c 15, art 2, sec 15-22.)15-22
Section 15-23. Permission required for installation of commemoratives.
The installation of any monument, memorial, tablet, or other commemorative
installation in a park area without permission of the director is prohibited.
(1983 CC, c 15, art 2, sec 15-23.)15-23
Section 15-24. Nuisances prohibited.
The creation or maintenance of a nuisance in a County park area is prohibited.
(1983 CC, c 15, art 2, sec 15-24.)15-24
Section 15-25. Residence in park area restricted.
Residing in park areas is prohibited, except in accordance with a permit or other
written agreement with the County authorizing such use, or by employees of the
department of parks and recreation.
(1983 CC, c 15, art 2, sec 15-25.)15-25
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PARKS (continued)
North Kohala
Kamehameha Park 5-4-005:016; 5-4-009:004
(1) Ikuo Hisaoka Gymnasium
(2) Kohala Intergenerational Center
(3) Kohala Swimming Pool
(4) North Kohala Veteran’s Field
(5)Shiro Takata Field
Kapa‘a Beach Park5-6-001:060
5-2-001:016
Mahukona Beach Park 5-7-003: 013 (Por.)
Mahukona Wharf 5-7-003:004, 018
North Kohala Senior Center 5-4-005:001
North Kohala Senior Programs Center 5-4-005:002, 003
South Kohala
Hooko Park 6-8-002:059
Kamakoa Nui Park 6-8-041:008
Kawaihae Canoe Area 6-1-003:014
Ke Ala Kahawai o Waimea 6-5-003:004, 6-6-003:006 (Por.)
Laelae Park6-6-001:010
Lily Yoshimatsu Senior Center 6-7-002:025
Ouli Park 6-2-007:001
Puu Nui Park 6-8-013:001
Spencer Kalani Schutte District Park6-7-002:063
6-2-002:008, 011
(1) Samuel Mahuka Spencer Pavilion
Waimea Church Row Park6-5-004:006
Waimea Park6-5-007:001, 002, 024
Waimea Soccer Fields6-7-002:011 (Por.)
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PARKS (continued)
North Kona
Ali‘i Kai Park7-6-019:034
7-5-008:010
Harold H. Higashihara Park 7-8-005:022
Kahalu‘u Beach Park 7-8-014:001
Kailua Park 7-5-005:007, 072-074, 079, 082-083
(1) Kekuaokalani Gymnasium
(2) Kona Community Aquatic Center
(3)
(4) Old Kona Airport Beach Park
Kailua Playground7-5-009:032
Kealakehe Regional Park 7-4-020:007
7-7-008:020, 021, 023, 031, 100
Kohanaiki Beach Park7-3-063:012 (Por.), 013; 7-3-064:021-022
Kona Hillcrest Park 7-5-030:026
Kona Imin Center 7-6-003:020
Ku‘emanu Heiau 7-8-014:004, 005
La‘aloa Park 7-7-010:036
Lokahi Makai Park 7-3-061:050
Magic Sands Beach Park7-7-008:017, 035, 093-094, 106-107
7-7-008:026, 064
Wai‘aha Beach Park 7-5-018:020, 088 (Por.)
Walua Trail 7-7-007:
William Charles Lunalilo Playground7-5-041:052
South Kona
Arthur L. Greenwell Park 8-2-013:005
(1) Sgt. Rodney J.T. Yano Memorial
Hall
Clarence Lum Won Park8-1-024:031; 8-1-036:002
8-4-013:014
8-4-008:002
Ho‘okena Beach Park 8-6-013:020, 021, 029-031, 046-048
Konawaena Swimming Pool8-1-005:013 (Por.)
Miloli‘i Beach Park 8-9-004:001
Napoopoo Beach Park 8-2-006:025
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CEMETERIES (continued)
Puna
Kaimu Cemetery1-2-006:036
Kehena Cemetery 1-2-009:023
Malama Cemetery1-3-007:002, 003
(2000, ord00-15, sec2; ord00-66, sec2; ord00-113, secs1 and 2; am2002, ord02-58,
sec 2; am 2003, ord 03-99, sec 2; ord 03-135, sec 2; am 2004, ord 04-79, sec 2; am 2005,
ord 05-40, sec 2; ord 05-96, sec 2; am 2006, ord 06-127, sec 2; ord 06-149, sec 3; am
2007, ord 07-22, sec 4; am 2008, ord 08-7 sec 5; ord 08-22, sec 2; ord 08-35, sec 2; ord
08-121, sec 2; ord 08-142, sec 2; am 2009, ord 09-32, sec 3; am 2010, ord 10-11, sec 3; am
2011, ord 11-90, sec 3; am 2012, ord 12-164, sec 2; am 2014, ord 14-57, sec 2; am 2015,
ord 15-60, sec 4; am 2016, ord 16-111, sec 2; ord 16-112, sec 2; ord. 16-113, sec 4; am
2017, ord 17-61, sec 2; am 2018, ord 18-2, sec 2; ord 18-20, sec 3; ord 18-21, sec 2; ord
18-22, sec 2; ord 18-44, sec 2; ord 18-61, sec 2; ord 18-83, sec 2; am 2019, ord 19-43,
sec 2; am 2020, ord 20-59, sec 2; am 2021, ord 21-3, sec 2; am 2022, ord 22-9, sec 3; ord
22-115, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-14, sec 2; am 2024, ord 24-3, sec 3; ord 24-23, sec 3; ord
24-81, sec 3; am 2025, ord 25-60, sec 3; ord 25-80, sec 1; am 2026, ord 26-40, sec 3.)15-
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CHAPTER 17
FIRE
Article 1. Hawai‘i County Fire Code.
Division 1. General Provisions.
Section 17-1-1. Title.
Section 17-1-2. Purpose.
Section 17-1-3. Scope.
Section 17-1-4. Definitions.
Section 17-1-5.Permits.
Section 17-1-6.State fire code adopted.
Section 17-1-7. Administrative provisions.
Division 2. Fire Code Administration.
Section 17-1-21.Applicability.
Section 17-1-22.Fire safety plan review, required.
Section 17-1-23.Inspections.
Article 2. Fireworks Code.
Division 1. General Provisions.
Section 17-2-1. Title.
Section 17-2-2. Definitions.
Section 17-2-3. Public information.
Division 2. Prohibitions.
Section 17-2-21.General prohibitions.
Section 17-2-22.Minors.
Section 17-2-23.Liability of parents or guardians.
Division 3. Licenses.
Section 17-2-31.License required.
Section 17-2-32.General license provisions.
Section 17-2-33.License application process.
Section 17-2-34.Applications to include.
Section 17-2-35.Application fees.
Section 17-2-36.Requirements of licensee.
Section 17-2-37.Compliance and revocation.
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Division 4. Permits.
Section 17-2-41.Permits.
Section 17-2-42.Firecrackers.
Section 17-2-43.Consumer fireworks for cultural purposes.
Section 17-2-44.Aerial devices, display fireworks, and articles pyrotechnic.
Section 17-2-45.General permit provisions.
Section 17-2-46.Permit application process.
Section 17-2-47.Compliance and revocation.
Division 5. Importation and Exportation.
Section 17-2-51.Licensee’s duty of notification.
Section 17-2-52.Inspection of fireworks.
Section 17-2-53.Importation and storage.
Division 6. Enforcement and penalties.
Section 17-2-61.Penalties.
Article 3. Fire board of appeals.
Section 17-3-1. Definitions.
Section 17-3-2. Fire board of appeals established; appointment; qualifications.
Section 17-3-3. Powers; duties; functions.
Section 17-3-4. Appeals.
Section 17-3-5. Meetings.
Section 17-3-6. Records.
Section 17-3-7. Decisions.
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CHAPTER 17
FIRE*
* Editor’s Notes: Chapter 26, “fire,” was repealed by ordinance 23-8, section 4, and replaced with chapter 17.
Article 1. Hawai‘i County Fire Code.
Division 1. General Provisions.
Section 17-1-1. Title.
This article shall be known as the “Hawai‘i County Fire Code.”
(2023, ord 23-8, sec 1; am 2026, ord 26-09, sec 2.) 17-1-1
Section 17-1-2. Purpose.
The purpose of this article is to establish and adopt a countywide fire safety code as
required by section 107-28, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(2023, ord 23-8, sec 1; am 2026, ord 26-09, sec 2.) 17-1-2
Section 17-1-3. Scope.
This article sets forth minimum requirements necessary to establish a reasonable
level of fire and life safety and property protection from the hazards created by fire,
explosion, and dangerous conditions.
(2023, ord 23-8, sec 1; am 2026, ord 26-09, sec 2.) 17-1-3
Section 17-1-4. Definitions.
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
“Fire chief” means the fire chief of the Hawai‘i fire department or the chief’s
designee.
“Fire department” means the Hawai‘i fire department.
“New construction” means the scope of a construction project currently permitted
under chapter 5.
(2023, ord 23-8, sec 1; am 2026, ord 26-09, sec 2.) 17-1-4
Section 17-1-5. Permits.
A permit from the fire department may be required for any area regulated by this
article.
(2023, ord 23-8, sec 1; am 2026, ord 26-09, sec 2.) 17-1-5
Section 17-1-6. State fire code adopted.
The most recent State Fire Code, as adopted by the State Fire Council and codified
in the Hawai‘i Administrative Rules, Title 12, Chapter 45, is hereby adopted,
incorporated herein by reference, and made a part hereof.
(2026, ord 26-09, sec 2.) 17-1-6
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Section 17-1-7. Administrative provisions.
The fire chief may adopt rules pursuant to the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, chapter
91, necessary for the purposes of this article.
(2026, ord 26-09, sec 2.) 17-1-7
Division 2. \[Former\] Repealed.
(2023, ord 23-8, sec 1; rep 2026, ord 26-09, sec 3.)
Division 2. Fire Code Administration.
(2026, ord 26-09, sec 4.)
Section 17-1-21. \[Former\] Repealed.
(2023, ord 23-8, sec 1; rep 2026, ord 26-09, sec 3.) 17-1-21
Section 17-1-21. Applicability.
This division applies to:
(1) New construction, renovation, installation, or alteration of any life safety or
fire protection system;
(2) Installation or removal of any permanent or temporary storage tank of
hazardous materials or flammable fluids;
(3) Modifications, repairs, or expansions of a building or structure affecting fire
safety or egress;
(4) Changes in the use or occupancy classification of a building or structure; and
(5) Any other work or activity elsewhere regulated under the Hawai‘i County Fire
Code.
(2026, ord 26-09, sec 4.) 17-1-21
Section 17-1-22. Fire safety plan review, required.
(a) No type of work described in section 17-1-21 may take place, unless approved in
accordance with this article and other applicable law.
(b) A person required to obtain fire safety plan approval shall do so in form prescribed
by the fire chief, which must include:
(1) Submittal of plans, drawings, specifications, and other documentation in
sufficient detail to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of the fire code
applicable to the type of work;
(2) Payment of a plan review fee, in the amount of:
(A) Fifteen percent of the fee assessed for the same work under section 5-7-1
of this Code; or
(B) $200, in the case of any plan to install or remove a storage tank for
hazardous materials or flammable fluids over sixty gallons.
(c) In cases where submitted plans are incomplete, incorrect, or otherwise deficient or
where there are modifications or revisions to the plans after fire safety plan
approval has been issued, the fire chief may require the:
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(1) Submittal of corrected, amended, or supplemental information and
documentation; and
(2) Payment of an additional plan review fee in an amount proportional to the
extent of the review.
(d) Upon determination that the plans comply with the fire code, the fire chief shall
approve the plans. In issuing fire safety plan approval, the fire chief may impose
certain conditions as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the fire code
during and after the work occurs.
(2026, ord 26-09, sec 4.) 17-1-22
Section 17-1-23. Inspections.
(a) Whenever any work regulated by the Hawai‘i County Fire Code is ready for
inspection, the person authorized by the fire safety plan approval to do the work
shall make a request for an inspection in a form prescribed by the fire chief.
(b) An inspection is required for the following types of work or activities:
(1) Testing and acceptance of a new or modified fire alarm system;
(2) Installation or removal of an automatic fire extinguishing system for
commercial cooking equipment;
(3) Installation or removal of storage tanks for flammable liquids or gases
designed to hold more than sixty gallons;
(4) Testing of automatic sprinkler systems, standpipes, private hydrants, or other
water-based fire protection systems.
(c) In conducting an inspection, the fire chief may:
(1) Approve the work;
(2) Approve the work, conditioned on additional actions as the fire chief may
impose if deemed necessary for fire safety and compliance with the Hawai‘i
County Fire Code; or
(3) Not approve the work and require additional actions, including a subsequent
inspection, as the fire chief may impose if deemed necessary to fire safety and
compliance with the Hawai‘i County Fire Code.
(d) The fire chief may revoke an approval of inspected work if it is found that:
(1) The work deviates from the approved fire safety plans;
(2) The work was approved on the basis of incorrect, incomplete, or misleading
information; or
(3) The work is unsafe or presents an undue hazard to life, health, or property.
(e) A person shall pay a fee of $100 when requesting any subsequent inspection.
(2026, ord 26-09, sec 4.) 17-1-22
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Article 2. Fireworks Code.
Division 1. General Provisions.
Section 17-2-1. Title.
This article shall be known as the fireworks code and shall apply to the
importation, storage, possession, sale, purchase, transfer, and discharge of fireworks
within the County.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-1
Section 17-2-2. Definitions.
Whenever used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
“Aerial device” means any fireworks:
(1) Containing one hundred thirty milligrams or less of explosive materials that
produces an audible or visible effect and is designed to rise higher than twelve
feet into the air and explode or detonate in the air, or to fly about above the
ground;
(2) That are prohibited for use by any person who does not have a display permit
issued by the County under section 132D-16, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes; and
(3) Including firework items commonly known as bottle rockets, sky rockets,
missile-type rockets, helicopters, torpedoes, daygo bombs, roman candles,
flying pigs, jumping jacks that move about the ground farther than a circle
with a radius of twelve feet as measured from the point where the item was
placed and ignited, aerial shells, and mines.
“Articles pyrotechnic” means pyrotechnic devices for professional use similar to
consumer fireworks in chemical composition and construction but not intended for
consumer use that meet the weight limits for consumer fireworks but are not labeled as
such, and that are classified as UN0431 or UN0432 by the United States Department of
Transportation.
“Consumer fireworks” means any fireworks designed primarily for retail sale to the
public during authorized dates and times, that produces visible or audible effects by
combustion, and that is designed to remain on or near the ground and, while stationary
or spinning rapidly on or near the ground, emits smoke, a shower of colored sparks,
whistling effects, flitter sparks, or balls of colored sparks, and includes combination
items that contain one or more of these effects. “Consumer fireworks” shall comply with
the construction, chemical composition, and labeling regulations of the United States
Consumer Product Safety Commission as set forth in Title 16 Code of Federal
Regulations and fireworks classified as UN0336 and UN0337 by the United States
Department of Transportation as set forth in Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations.
“Consumer fireworks” include firework items commonly known as: firecrackers; snakes;
sparklers; fountains; and cylindrical or cone fountains that emit effects up to a height
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not greater than twelve feet above the ground; illuminating torches; bamboo cannons;
whistles; toy smoke devices; wheels; and ground spinners that when ignited remain
within a circle with a radius of twelve feet as measured from the point where the item
was placed and ignited; novelty or trick items; combination items; and other fireworks
of like construction that are designed to produce the same or similar effects.
“County building code” means chapters 5, 5A, 5B, and 5C of this Code.
“County fire code” means chapter 17, article 1, of this Code.
“Cultural” means relating to the arts, customs, traditions, mores, and history of all
of the various ethnic groups of Hawai‘i.
“Department” means the Hawai‘i fire department.
“Display” means the use of aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic
for any activity, including such activities as movie or television production.
“Display fireworks” means any fireworks designed primarily for exhibition display
by producing visible or audible effects and classified as display fireworks or contained in
the regulations of the United States Department of Transportation and designated as
UN0333, UN0334, or UN0335, and includes salutes containing more than two grains
(one hundred and thirty milligrams) of explosive materials, aerial shells containing
more than forty-grams of pyrotechnic compositions, and other display pieces which
exceed the limits of explosive materials for classification as “consumer fireworks.” This
term also includes fused set pieces containing components, which together exceed fifty
milligrams of salute power.
“Fire chief” means the chief of the Hawai‘i fire department or the chief’s duly
authorized representative.
“Firecrackers” mean single paper cylinders not exceeding one and one-half inches in
length excluding the fuse and one-quarter of an inch in diameter that contain a charge
of not more than fifty milligrams of pyrotechnic composition.
“Fireworks” means any combustible or explosive composition, or any substance or
combination of substances, or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or
audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration, or detonation and that meets the
definition of aerial device or consumer or display fireworks as defined by this section
and contained in the regulations of the United States Department of Transportation as
set forth in Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations. The term “fireworks” shall not include
any explosives or pyrotechnics regulated under chapter 396, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes,
or automotive safety flares, nor shall the term be construed to include toy pistols, toy
cannons, toy guns, party poppers, pop-its, or other devices which contain twenty-five
hundredths of a grain or less of explosive substance.
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“Import” (and any nounal, verbal, adjectival, adverbial, and other equivalent form
of the term used interchangeably in this article) means to bring or attempt to bring
fireworks or articles pyrotechnic into the County or to cause fireworks or articles
pyrotechnic to be brought into the County.
“License” means a nontransferable, formal authorization, valid for a period from
April 1 of the year in which the license was issued to March 31 of the following year and
which the department is hereby authorized to issue under chapter 132D, Hawai‘i
Revised Statutes, to engage in the act or acts specifically designated therein.
“Movie” or “television production” means a series of activities that are directly
related to the creation of visual and cinematic imagery to be delivered via film,
videotape, or digital media and are to be sold, distributed, or displayed as
entertainment or the advertisement of products for mass public consumption, including
scripting, casting, set design and construction, transportation, videography,
photography, sound recording, interactive game design, and post production.
“Permanent” means the state of one object being affixed to another object by glue or
other means in a manner that the affixed object is intended to not be easily removable.
“Permanent fireworks storage building or structure” means a building or structure
affixed to a foundation on a site and having fixed utility connections, which is intended
to remain on the site for more than one hundred eighty consecutive calendar days in a
twelve-month period for the purpose of receiving, storing, or shipping fireworks, but in
which no manufacturing of fireworks is performed.
“Permit” means a nontransferable, formal authorization, valid for a period not to
exceed one calendar year from the date of issuance and which the department is
authorized to issue under chapter 132D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, to engage in the act
or acts specifically designated therein.
“Pyrotechnic composition” or “pyrotechnic contents” means the combustible or
explosive component of fireworks.
“Red flag warning” means a weather forecast issued by the National Weather
Service indicating that weather conditions associated with the outbreak of wildfire may
occur.
“Redistribution” means the receiving, separating, consolidating or delivery of
fireworks to wholesale, retail, or storage locations.
“Shipper” means an entity or person, including a freight forwarder, that is hired for
the transport of aerial devices, articles pyrotechnic, consumer fireworks, display
fireworks, or fireworks.
“State Fire Code” means the current State Fire Code as adopted by the State of
Hawai‘i pursuant to chapter 132, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
“Store” means to have or keep in reserve for future distribution or delivery.
“Temporary fireworks storage building or structure” means a building or structure
that is used for fireworks storage for one hundred eighty days or less in a twelve-month
period.
“Unit” means one individual firecracker.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-2
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Section 17-2-3. Public information.
(a) The public may obtain information about matters within the jurisdiction of the
department by inquiring at the office of the Hawai‘i fire department. Inquiries may
be made in person at the department’s office during regular business hours, or by
submitting a request for information in writing to the fire chief.
(b) Department records which are subject to inspection by the public pursuant to
chapters 92 and 92F, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes:
(1) May be examined upon request; and
(2) Are available upon payment of the fees established by statute or County
ordinance.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) Error! Reference source not
found.
Division 2. Prohibitions.
Section 17-2-21. General prohibitions.
(a) Fireworks, including aerial devices, consumer fireworks, display fireworks, and
articles pyrotechnic shall not be imported, possessed, stored, offered for sale, sold,
transferred, purchased, set off, ignited, discharged, thrown, used, or otherwise
caused to explode within the County unless licensed, permitted, or otherwise
allowed by this article.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Remove or extract the pyrotechnic contents from any fireworks or articles
pyrotechnic;
(2) Remove or extract the pyrotechnic contents from any fireworks or articles
pyrotechnic and use the contents to construct fireworks, articles pyrotechnic,
or a fireworks or articles pyrotechnic related device;
(3) Throw any fireworks or articles pyrotechnic from a vehicle;
(4) Set off, ignite, discharge, or otherwise cause to explode any fireworks or
articles pyrotechnic:
(A) At any time not within the periods for use prescribed in section
17-2-41(b), unless permitted pursuant to division 4 of this article;
(B) Within one thousand feet of any operating hospital, licensed convalescent
home, licensed home for the elderly, zoo, animal shelter, or animal
hospital;
(C) Within three hundred feet of any consumer fireworks retail sales facility;
(D) In any school building, or on any school grounds or yards on any occasion;
and
(E) On any highway, alley, street, sidewalk, or other public way; in any park;
on any public beach; or within one thousand feet of any building used for
public worship during the periods when services are held; except as may
be permitted pursuant to division 4 of this article;
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(5) Set off, ignite, discharge, or otherwise cause to explode any display fireworks,
articles pyrotechnic, or aerial devices within areas zoned residential or
agricultural; and
(6) It shall be unlawful to violate any of the provisions of this article.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-21
Section 17-2-22. Minors.
It shall be unlawful for any person to offer for sale, sell, or give any fireworks or
articles pyrotechnic to minors, and for any minor to possess, purchase, sell, or set off,
ignite, or otherwise cause to explode any fireworks or articles pyrotechnic, except as
provided in section 17-2-23.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-22
Section 17-2-23. Liability of parents or guardians.
(a) The parents, guardian, and other persons having the custody or control of any
minor, who knowingly permit the minor to possess, purchase, or set off, ignite, or
otherwise cause to explode any fireworks or articles pyrotechnic, shall be deemed to
be in violation of this article and shall be subject to the penalties thereunder; except
that the parents or guardian may allow the minor to use consumer fireworks while
under the immediate supervision and control of the parent or guardian, or under
the supervision and control of another adult.
(b) The parents, guardian, and other persons having the custody or control of any
minor, may be subject to civil and criminal penalties should it be found that
negligence on their part caused loss of life, injury, or property damage from
fireworks or articles pyrotechnic being ignited by such minors.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-23
Division 3. Licenses.
Section 17-2-31. License required.
(a) Any person desiring to store, offer to sell, or sell, at wholesale or retail, aerial
devices, consumer fireworks, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic or to possess
aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic within the County shall
obtain a license issued by the department.
(b) Any person desiring to import aerial devices, consumer fireworks, display
fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic into the County shall obtain a license issued by
the department.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-31
Section 17-2-32. General license provisions.
(a) A license may only be issued to a person eighteen years of age or older.
(b) Licenses are nontransferable.
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(c) Licenses are valid for a period beginning on April 1 of the year in which the license
was issued and ending on March 31 of the following year. The date of issuance or
effect and the date of expiration shall be noted on the license.
(d) Licenses shall be prominently displayed in public view and secured at the location
for which the license has been issued.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-32
Section 17-2-33. License application process.
(a) Applications for licenses to import, store, offer to sell, or sell, at wholesale or retail,
aerial devices, consumer fireworks, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic, or
applications for licenses to possess aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles
pyrotechnic within the County may be obtained at the department.
(b) Completed applications for licenses may be delivered during business hours from
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or mailed to the department.
(c) Applications for all licenses shall be submitted to the department at least forty-five
calendar days from the date on which importing, storage, wholesaling or retailing
activities would begin.
(d) The department may deny an application for a license if the applicant is not in
compliance with the requirements of this article or chapter 132D, Hawai‘i Revised
Statutes or if the proposed use or activity presents a substantial inconvenience to
the public or an unreasonable fire or safety hazard. Licenses or denials of license
applications will be mailed to the applicant by the department.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-33
Section 17-2-34. Applications to include.
(a) Applications for all licenses shall be in writing, signed by the applicant and shall
include:
(1) The date of the application;
(2) The name of the applicant as follows:
(A) If the applicant is a sole proprietor, the name of the proprietor;
(B) If the applicant is a partnership, the name of the partnership and the
names of all partners; and
(C) If the applicant is a corporation, the name of the corporation and the
names and titles of its officers;
(3) The address, telephone number, and age of the applicant; and
(4) A self-addressed envelope of adequate size and sufficient postage.
(b) If the license is to import consumer fireworks, the application shall also include:
(1) The address of the importer;
(2) The date upon which importation will begin;
(3) Class and estimated quantity of fireworks to be imported; and
(4) The physical address where the fireworks will be stored.
(c) If the license is to import aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic,
the application shall also include:
(1) The address of the importer;
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(2) The date upon which importation will begin;
(3) Class and estimated quantity of fireworks to be imported;
(4) The physical address where the fireworks will be stored; and
(5) Written documentation regarding the proposed display event and related
contact information, in a form prescribed by the department, to allow the
department to validate the importation of the inventory.
(d) If the license is to store, offer to sell, or to sell fireworks, the application shall also
include:
(1) The date upon which the storage, sale, or offers for sale will begin;
(2) The address of the location of the licensee;
(3) The address where the fireworks will be stored, and the address where the
sales or offers to sell will occur;
(4) The name of the proprietor; or
(5) If a partnership, the name of the partnership and the names of all partners; or
(6) If a corporation, the name of the corporation and the names of its officers.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-34
Section 17-2-35. Application fees.
(a) Licensees that plan to conduct business in the County shall pay the following fees
for each license, pursuant to section 17-2-31:
(1) $3,000 for each importer per year;
(2) $2,000 for each wholesaler’s site per year;
(3) $1,000 for each permanent or temporary storage site per year; and
(4) $500 for each retailer’s site per year.
(b) As used in this section, the term “year” shall pertain to the period beginning on
April 1 of the year in which the license was issued to March 31 of the following
year.
(c) The nonrefundable fee for each license shall be made payable to the director of
finance and shall be submitted to the department with the application.
(d) The department shall provide an exemption from license fees to nonprofit
community groups for importation and storage of fireworks or articles pyrotechnic
for displays once a year.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-35
Section 17-2-36. Requirements of licensee.
(a) Sale or transfer.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a wholesaler who is selling or
transferring fireworks to a licensed retailer, to sell or offer to sell, exchange for
consideration, give, transfer, or donate any fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic
at any time to any person who does not present a permit duly issued as
required by division 4 (Permits).
(2) The permit shall be signed by the seller or transferor at the time of sale or
transfer of the fireworks, and the seller or transferor shall indicate on the
permit the amount and type of fireworks sold or transferred.
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(3) No fireworks shall be sold or delivered to any permittee in any amount in
excess of the amount specified in the permit.
(4) No fireworks shall be sold to a permittee holding a permit issued for purposes
of sections 17-2-42 through 17-2-44, more than five calendar days prior to the
designated periods for use as set forth in sections 17-2-42 through 17-2-44.
(b) Structures, buildings, and facilities.
Structures, buildings, and facilities where fireworks are stored or redistribution
activities are performed shall comply with County, State, and National building
and fire codes.
(c) Reporting.
Any person who has obtained a license pursuant to section 17-2-31 shall comply
with the following reporting requirements regarding fireworks and articles
pyrotechnic:
(1) Importers shall submit to the department an inventory list of the contents of
each shipment received that specifies the name of the fireworks or articles
pyrotechnic, “ex” number, and quantity of each item received within ten
working days of receiving the product.
(2) Wholesalers shall submit to the department within three working days after
the product is shipped: copies of sales invoices or packing lists, or both, that
indicate the date of shipment; customer’s name; type of fireworks or articles
pyrotechnic shipped; and the amount delivered.
(3) Storage facilities shall:
(A) Provide written notification to the department whenever fireworks or
articles pyrotechnic are moved from the facility, within three working
days after the product is moved;
(B) Maintain a report which contains a listing of all fireworks and articles
pyrotechnic brought into the facility, moved from the facility, and current
inventory, including dates of activity and destinations of all product
moved from the facility; and
(C) Provide the report to the department for inspection, upon request.
(4) Retailers shall submit to the department:
(A) An inventory list of the contents of each shipment received that specifies
the name of the fireworks or articles pyrotechnic, “ex” number, and
quantity of each item received within ten working days of receiving the
product; and
(B) An ending inventory of all remaining product and the location of the
storage facility where the product is being stored.
(d) Posting notice.
Each licensed retail outlet shall post adequate notice that clearly cautions each
person purchasing fireworks of the prohibitions, liabilities, and penalties
incorporated in sections 17-2-22 (Minors), 17-2-23 (Liability of parents), 17-2-61
(Penalties).
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-36
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Section 17-2-37. Compliance and revocation.
(a) Prior to or following the issuance of a license the department may at its discretion,
inspect the proposed location where the fireworks will be stored or sold, at
wholesale or retail, to ensure that the applicant is in compliance with the County
fire code, State fire code, and County building code.
(b) Persons to whom licenses are issued shall comply with the provisions of: the
license; this article; chapter 132D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes; and all applicable
County, State, and Federal laws.
(c) If a licensee fails to comply with the provisions of the license, this article, chapter
132D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, or applicable County, State, or Federal laws, or if
the department determines that the licensee stores or handles the fireworks in such
a manner as to present an unreasonable safety hazard the department may
immediately revoke the license; and
(d) If the department discovers at a later date that a licensee has been convicted of a
felony under this article or chapter 132D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, the
department shall revoke the licensee’s license and no new license shall be issued to
the licensee for a period of two years from the date of the license revocation.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-37
Division 4. Permits.
Section 17-2-41. Permits.
(a) The following types of fireworks permits are available to the public:
(1) Consumer fireworks.
(A) Permits for the purchase and use of firecrackers, during designated
periods, on New Year’s Eve to New Year’s Day; Chinese New Year’s Day,
and the Fourth of July, pursuant to section 17-2-42.
(B) Permits for the purchase and use of consumer fireworks for cultural
purposes, other than during designated periods on New Year’s Eve to
New Year’s Day, Chinese New Year’s Day, and the Fourth of July,
pursuant to section 17-2-43.
(2) Aerial devices, display fireworks, and articles pyrotechnic.
Permits to purchase, set off, ignite, discharge, or otherwise cause to explode
aerial devices, display fireworks, and articles pyrotechnic, pursuant to section
17-2-44.
(b) Permits not required.
Consumer fireworks other than firecrackers may be set off, ignited, discharged, or
otherwise caused to explode within the County without a permit during the
following periods:
(1) 9:00 p.m. on New Year's Eve to 1:00 a.m. on New Year's Day;
(2) 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Chinese New Year's Day; and
(3) 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on the Fourth of July.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-41
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Section 17-2-42. Firecrackers.
(a) Firecrackers may be purchased and used within the County with a permit from:
(1) 9:00 p.m. on New Year's Eve to 1:00 a.m. on New Year's Day;
(2) 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Chinese New Year's Day; and
(3) 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on the Fourth of July.
(b) Not more than five thousand individual firecrackers shall be allowed per each
permit.
(c) Applications for permits to purchase and use firecrackers during the periods
prescribed in subsection (a) shall be in writing, signed by the applicant and shall
include:
(1) Name, age, telephone number, and address of the applicant and the person
who will control the firing of fireworks, if different;
(2) Date of the permitted activity;
(3) Location where the permitted activity is to occur; and
(4) Estimated quantity of firecrackers to be used under the permit, but not
exceeding five thousand units.
(d) The nonrefundable fee for this permit shall be $25, payable to the director of
finance, and must be submitted at the time of the application.
(e) Firecrackers with a permit issued pursuant to this section may not be purchased
more than five calendar days prior to the designated periods for use set forth in
subsection (a).
(f) Each permit issued pursuant to this section shall not allow purchase of firecrackers
for more than one event as set forth in subsection (a).
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-42
Section 17-2-43. Consumer fireworks for cultural purposes.
(a) Consumer fireworks, including firecrackers, may be used for cultural purposes with
a permit during any time not specified in subsection 17-2-41(b).
(b) A permit issued pursuant to this section shall authorize purchase and use of
consumer fireworks from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on the date for which the permit
was issued, provided that not more than five thousand individual firecrackers shall
be allowed per each permit.
(c) Applications for permits to purchase and use consumer fireworks for cultural
purposes pursuant to this section shall be in writing, signed by the applicant and
shall include:
(1) Name, age, telephone number, and address of the applicant and the person
who will control the firing of fireworks, if different;
(2) Name of the organization’s, corporation’s, club’s, establishment’s, or other
entity’s proprietor, partner or officer and verification that the person making
the application is the authorized agent of the entity;
(3) Estimated quantity of consumer fireworks to be used under the permit, but
not exceeding five thousand units; and
(4) Date, time period, and description of the proposed cultural use of the consumer
fireworks.
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(d) A person, including the proprietor, partner, corporate officer or duly authorized
agent of any temple, cemetery, or any cultural association, lion dance club, or other
similar organization desiring to purchase, discharge, fire, or explode consumer
fireworks for cultural purposes or occasions, or desiring to provide for the
discharging, firing, or exploding of consumer fireworks by members of their
organizations, clients, patrons, or customers, for cultural purposes or occasions may
obtain a permit pursuant to this subsection.
(1) The nonrefundable fee for this permit shall be $25, payable to the director of
finance, and must be submitted at the time of the application.
(2) A permit issued pursuant to this subsection shall not allow purchase of
consumer fireworks for more than one event.
(e) A permit may be issued to an establishment for the use of consumer fireworks at
the establishment during the period of the permit. Such permit may allow the
establishment to purchase consumer fireworks for cultural purposes specified in the
permit.
(1) The nonrefundable fee for this permit shall be $25, payable to the director of
finance, and must be submitted at the time of the application.
(2) The time period of a permit for an establishment shall not exceed six months.
(f) Consumer fireworks, with a permit issued pursuant to this section, may not be
purchased more than five calendar days prior to the designated periods for use as
set forth in subsection 17-2-41(b), and as stated on the permit.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-43
Section 17-2-44. Aerial devices, display fireworks, and articles pyrotechnic.
(a) Aerial devices, display fireworks, and articles pyrotechnic may be purchased, set
off, ignited, discharged, or otherwise caused to explode only for display and if
permitted in writing pursuant to this section.
(b) Aerial devices, display fireworks, and articles pyrotechnic shall be set off, ignited,
discharged, or otherwise caused to explode only from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The fire
chief may extend this time period for special events. Applicants shall submit
requests for extension of the time period in writing, stating the reason for the
extension, and the length of extension requested. The time restriction established
in this subsection shall not apply to aerial devices, display fireworks, and articles
pyrotechnic set off, ignited, discharged, or otherwise caused to explode within the
County solely as part of a movie or television production.
(c) No aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic shall be set off, ignited,
discharged or otherwise caused to explode within areas zoned residential or
agricultural.
(d) Display permit applications shall be in writing, signed by the applicant and include
the following:
(1) The name, age, and address of the applicant;
(2) The name, age, and address of the person who will operate the display, and a
current photo copy of pyrotechnic operator’s certificate of fitness, issued by the
State of Hawai‘i;
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(3) The time, date, physical address, and plot plan of the display site, of the
display including distances between the location where the display will take
place and buildings, spectators, roadways, and special hazards;
(4) A complete inventory of the type and quantity of aerial devices, display
fireworks, and articles pyrotechnic to be purchased, set off, ignited,
discharged, or otherwise caused to be exploded, including product size, type,
and amount;
(5) The purpose or occasion for the display;
(6) Letter of approval from the property owner of the physical address where the
display will take place that authorizes the discharge of aerial devices, display
fireworks, or articles pyrotechnics for display on this property;
(7) Copy of applicant’s insurance policy or surety bond as required in subsection
(e); and
(8) Approved permits from the following agencies if applicable:
(A) Department of land and natural resources land division;
(B) Department of land and natural resources boating and ocean recreation
division;
(C) United States Coast Guard; and
(D) Federal Aviation Agency.
(e) No display permit shall be issued unless the applicant presents, at the applicant’s
option, either:
(1) A written certificate of an insurance carrier or a policy, which has been issued
to or for the benefit of the applicant, providing for the payment of damages in
the amount of not less than $250,000 for injury to, or death of, any one person,
and subject to the foregoing limitation for one person; in the amount of not less
than $500,000 for injury to, or death of, two or more persons; and in the
amount of not less than $100,000 for damage to property, caused by reason of
the authorized display and arising from any tortious acts or negligence of the
permittee, the permittee’s agents, employees, or subcontractors. The certificate
shall state that the policy is in full force and effect and will continue to be in
full force and effect for not less than ten days after the date of the display.
The County of Hawai‘i, its officers, agents, employees, and affiliates, shall be
listed as an additional insured on the insurance certificate; or
(2) The bond of a surety company duly authorized to transact business within the
State, or a bond with not less than two individual sureties who together have
assets in the State equal in value to not less than twice the amount of the
bond, or a deposit of cash, in the amount of not less than $500,000 conditioned
upon the payment of all damages that may be caused to any person or
property by reason of the authorized display and arising from any tortious acts
or negligence of the permittee, the permittee’s agents, employees, or
subcontractors. The security shall continue to be in full force and effect for not
less than ten days after the date of the display.
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(f)The department may require coverage in amounts greater than the minimum
amounts set forth in subsection (e) of this section if deemed necessary or desirable
in consideration of such factors as:
(1) Location and scale of the display;
(2) Type of aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic to be used;
and
(3) Number of spectators expected.
(g) The nonrefundable fee for this permit shall be $110 for each event, payable to the
director of finance, and must be submitted with the application.
(h) An application for a display permit shall be submitted to the department not less
than twenty calendar days before the proposed date of the display. All items
required to be included with the permit application shall accompany the application
at time of submittal.
(i) Prior to the issuance of a display permit and at the discretion of the department, an
inspection of the proposed firing area may be required. Inspections, when
conducted, shall ascertain compliance with National Fire Protection Association
Standards 1123 entitled “Outdoor Display of Fireworks” or 1126 entitled,
“Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience,” 2011 Edition, which are incorporated
herein by reference.
(j) A site inspection fee of $200 shall be assessed for each display event. For multi-
day events, each day shall constitute a separate event and require payment of
a separate site inspection fee.
(k) A display permit or a request for an extension of the time period for a display
permit may be issued by the department if the requirements imposed by this article
and chapter 132D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes are met. The permit shall authorize
the holder to display aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic only
at the place and during the time set forth therein, and to acquire and possess the
specified aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic between the date
of the issuance of the permit and the time during which the display of those aerial
devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic is authorized.
(l) The applicant shall be notified in writing whether the display permit has been
approved or denied within ten working days after receipt of application.
(m) If required by the department, written notification of an upcoming display shall be
given to all area residents within one thousand feet of the firing site. The display
operator shall be responsible for issuing the notification.
(n) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any display permit issued by the department may
be revoked or suspended immediately by the department for the following reasons:
(1) The climatic, atmospheric, or other conditions on the date of the proposed
firing may reasonably be believed to make the use of aerial devices, display
fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic hazardous to persons or property;
(2) A Red Flag Warning that affects the location of the display has been issued by
the National Weather Service; or
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(3) Any requirement imposed by this article or chapter 132D, Hawai‘i Revised
Statutes, or any condition of the permit necessary to minimize the danger to
persons or property is not met.
(o) A post-display report shall be submitted to the department within five days after
the display.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-44
Section 17-2-45. General permit provisions.
(a) A permit may only be issued to a person eighteen years of age or older.
(b) Permits are nontransferable.
(c) Permits are valid for a period beginning on January 1 and ending December 31. In
no case shall the period of a permit exceed one year. The date of issuance or effect
and the date of expiration shall be noted on the permit.
(d) Permits are valid only when the fireworks are used at the site, on the date, and
during the time indicated on the permit.
(e) Permits shall be prominently displayed in public view at the location, on the date,
and time indicated on the permit.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-45
Section 17-2-46. Permit application process.
(a) Applications for permits may be obtained at the department or at locations
designated by the department.
(b) Completed applications for permits may be delivered during business hours from
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or mailed to the department.
(c) The department may deny an application for a permit if the applicant is not in
compliance with the requirements of this article or chapter 132D, Hawai‘i Revised
Statutes or if the proposed use presents a substantial inconvenience to the public or
an unreasonable fire or safety hazard. Permits or denials of permit applications
shall be mailed to the applicant by the department.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-46
Section 17-2-47. Compliance and revocation.
(a) Permittees shall comply with the provisions of: permits issued pursuant to this
article; chapter 132D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes; and all applicable County, State,
and Federal laws.
(b) If a permittee fails to comply with the provisions of this permit this article, chapter
132D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, or applicable County, State, or Federal laws, or if
the department determines that the permittee handles or uses fireworks in such a
manner as to present an unreasonable safety hazard, the department may
immediately revoke the permit.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-47
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Division 5. Importation and Exportation.
Section 17-2-51. Licensee’s duty of notification.
Any person who has obtained a license pursuant to this article, and ships fireworks
or articles pyrotechnic into or out of the County shall:
(1) Clearly designate the types of fireworks or articles pyrotechnic in each
shipment on the bill of lading or shipping manifest;
(2) Declare on the bill of lading or shipping manifest the gross weight of fireworks
or articles pyrotechnic to be imported or exported in each shipment;
(3) Declare on the bill of lading or shipping manifest, the location of the storage
facility, if applicable, in which the fireworks or articles pyrotechnic are to be
stored;
(4) Prior to shipment, notify the department regarding whether the shipment will
be distributed from:
(A) Pier to pier;
(B) Pier to warehouse or storage facility; or
(C) Pier to redistribution;
(5) When a shipment is booked, the importer, shipper, or consignee shall notify
the department in writing of the expected shipment’s landing date; and
(6) Upon receipt of any shipment, provide the department with copies of sales
invoices or packing slips, or both, that clearly indicate:
(A) Name, address, phone number of seller;
(B) Name and description of the product; and
(C) Quantity received.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-51
Section 17-2-52. Inspection of fireworks.
The department shall be allowed to inspect, if it chooses, any shipment declared on
the shipping manifest as fireworks or articles pyrotechnic when a shipment of fireworks
has landed and becomes subject to the jurisdiction of the department or before a
shipment leaves the jurisdiction.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-52
Section 17-2-53. Importation and storage.
(a) The facility in which fireworks or articles pyrotechnic are to be stored must:
(1) Obtain the approval of the department fifteen calendar days prior to the
shipment’s arrival; and
(2) Satisfy the requirements of the State fire code, County fire code, and County
building code.
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(b) Aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic, shall only be imported and
stored, if necessary, in an amount sufficient for an anticipated three-month
inventory; provided that if a licensee provides aerial devices, display fireworks, or
articles pyrotechnic for displays as allowed pursuant to this article more than once
a month, the licensee may import or store, if necessary, sufficient aerial devices,
display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic, for a six-month inventory.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-53
Division 6. Enforcement and penalties.
Section 17-2-61. Penalties.
(a) Any person who imports fireworks or articles pyrotechnic without having a valid
license pursuant to this article shall be guilty of:
(1) A class C felony for shipments of up to and including ten thousand pounds
gross weight; and
(2) A class B felony for shipments of more than ten thousand pounds gross weight.
(b) Any person who purchases, possesses, sets-off, or discharges fireworks or articles
pyrotechnic without a valid permit or who stores, sells, or possesses fireworks or
articles pyrotechnic without a valid license pursuant to this article shall be guilty
of:
(1) A class C felony if the total weight of the fireworks or articles pyrotechnic is
twenty-five pounds or more; or
(2) A misdemeanor if the total weight of the fireworks or articles pyrotechnic is
less than twenty-five pounds.
(c) Any person who transfers or sells fireworks or articles pyrotechnic to a person who
does not have a valid permit pursuant to this article, shall be guilty of a class C
felony.
(d) Any person who commits the following acts shall be guilty of a misdemeanor:
(1) Removes or extracts the pyrotechnic contents from any fireworks or articles
pyrotechnic; or
(2) Removes or extracts the pyrotechnic contents from any fireworks or articles
pyrotechnic and uses the contents to construct fireworks, articles pyrotechnic,
or a fireworks or articles pyrotechnic related device.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (a), or as otherwise specifically provided for in this
article or chapter 132D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, any person violating any other
provision of this article or chapter 132D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, shall be fined
not more than $2,000 for each violation.
(f) Notwithstanding any penalty set forth herein, violations of paragraphs
17-2-61(a)(1) or 17-2-61(a)(2) may be subject to nuisance abatement proceedings
provided in chapter 712, part V, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-61
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Article 3. Fire board of appeals.
Section 17-3-1. Definitions.
Whenever used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
“Board” means the fire board of appeals.
“County fire code” means chapter 17, article 1, of this Code.
“Fire chief” means the chief of the Hawai‘i fire department or the chief’s designated
representative.
“Fireworks code” means chapter 17, article 2, of this Code.
(2018, ord 18-15, sec 2; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 3.) 17-3-1
Section 17-3-2. Fire board of appeals established; appointment; qualifications.
(a) There shall be a fire board of appeals consisting of five members who shall be
appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council in the manner prescribed by
section 13-4 of the Charter. Three voting members of the board shall constitute a
quorum.
(b) Upon the initial appointment of members pursuant to this division, one shall be
appointed for a term of one year, two for terms of two years, and two for terms of
three years. Thereafter, board members shall serve three year terms pursuant to
this section.
(c) Members shall be residents of the County of Hawai‘i who possess education,
experience, and knowledge in one or more of the following fields or professions:
(1) Engineering or architectural design;
(2) General contracting;
(3) Fire protection contracting;
(4) Fire department operations or fire code enforcement;
(5) Building code enforcement; or
(6) Legal.
(d) Members shall not be employees, agents, or officers of the County.
(2018, ord 18-15, sec 2; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 3.) 17-3-2
Section 17-3-3. Powers; duties; functions.
(a) The fire board of appeals shall hear and issue rulings on appeals from final
decisions of the fire chief relating to article 1, the County fire code and article 2, the
fireworks code.
(b) Rulings of the board shall interpret and be consistent with the County fire code and
the fireworks code. In the event that any provision of the code is found to be
ambiguous, the board shall interpret the intent of the code in a manner that affords
due consideration for the safety of the public and firefighters.
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(c) The board may grant alternatives or modifications to the provisions or
requirements of the County fire code and the fireworks code, provided the following
requirements are met:
(1) Equivalencies.
Systems, methods, or devices of equivalent or superior quality, strength, fire
resistance, effectiveness, durability, and safety to those prescribed by the
County fire code and the fireworks code, may be allowed, provided technical
documentation is submitted to the fire chief that demonstrates equivalency
and that the system, method, or device is approved for the intended purpose.
(2) Alternatives.
The requirements of the County fire code and fireworks code may be altered by
the fire chief to allow alternative methods that secure equivalent fire safety.
In no case shall the alternative afford less fire safety than, in the judgement of
the fire chief, would be provided by compliance with the provisions contained
in the County fire code and fireworks code.
(3) Modifications.
The requirements of the County fire code and fireworks code may be modified
by the fire chief upon application in writing by the owner, a lessee, or a duly
authorized representative where there are practical difficulties in carrying out
the provisions of the County fire code or fireworks code, provided that the
intent of the Code is complied with, public safety secured, and substantial
justice done.
(d) The board may not waive the requirements of the County fire code or the fireworks
code.
(e) Board decisions shall not be precedent setting.
(f) The board may adopt rules for the conduct of its business that are consistent with
the County fire code and the fireworks code.
(2018, ord 18-15, sec 2; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 3.) 17-3-3
Section 17-3-4. Appeals.
(a) Any person directly affected by a decision of the fire chief relating to the
administration of the County fire code or the fireworks code shall have standing to
file an appeal of such decision with the fire board of appeals when it is asserted
that one or more of the following conditions exists:
(1) The true intent of the County fire code or fireworks code has been incorrectly
interpreted;
(2) The provisions of the County fire code or fireworks code do not fully apply; or
(3) A decision was unreasonable or arbitrary when applied to alternatives or new
materials.
(b) An appeal shall be submitted to the fire chief in writing within thirty calendar days
of the notification of violation. The appeal shall outline all of the following:
(1) The County fire code or fireworks code provision or provisions from which
relief is sought;
(2) A statement indicating which provisions of subsection (a) apply;
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(3) Justification indicating why the provision of subsection (a) applies;
(4) A requested remedy; and
(5) Justification stating specifically how the requested remedy complies with the
County fire code or fireworks code, secures public safety, and secures fire
fighter safety.
(c) Documentation supporting an appeal shall be submitted to the fire chief at least
seven calendar days prior to the fire board of appeals hearing on the matter.
(2018, ord 18-15, sec 2; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 3.) 17-3-4
Section 17-3-5. Meetings.
(a) The board shall select one of its members to serve as chairperson and one member
to serve as vice chairperson.
(b) Meetings of the board shall be held at the call of the chairperson, at other times the
board determines necessary, and within thirty calendar days of the filing of a notice
of appeal.
(c) All hearings before the board shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 92, Hawai‘i
Revised Statutes, relating to public agency meetings and records.
(2018, ord 18-15, sec 2; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 3.) 17-3-5
Section 17-3-6. Records.
(a) The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings. These minutes shall include every
decision of the board and the vote of each member. A member’s absence or failure
to vote on a question shall also be recorded in the minutes.
(b) The board shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions.
(c) Minutes and records of the board shall be public records, pursuant to chapter 92,
Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(2018, ord 18-15, sec 2; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 3.) 17-3-6
Section 17-3-7. Decisions.
(a) To vary the application of any provision of the County fire code or fireworks code, or
modify an order of the fire chief made pursuant to these codes, at least three
affirmative votes shall be required.
(b) Decisions of the board to modify an order of the fire chief shall:
(1) Be in writing; and
(2) Specify the manner in which such modification is made, the conditions upon
which it is made, the reasons therefore, and justification for the modification
linked to specific code sections.
(c) Every decision of the board shall be timely filed in the fire chief’s office and be open
to public inspection, pursuant to chapter 92, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(d) A certified copy of a decision of the board shall be sent by mail or delivered in
person to the appellant and a copy shall be publicly posted in the office of the fire
chief for two weeks after filing.
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(e) A decision of the fire board of appeals shall be final. A party may obtain judicial
review of the fire board of appeals final decision in the manner set forth in section
91-14, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(f) If a decision of the board reverses or modifies a refusal, order, or disallowance of
the fire chief, or varies the application of any provision of the County fire code or
fireworks code, the fire chief shall take action promptly in accordance with such
decision.
(g) No member of the board shall sit in judgment on any case in which the member
holds a direct or indirect property or financial interest in the case.
(2018, ord 18-15, sec 2; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 3.) 17-3-7
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THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE
1983 (2016 Edition, as amended)
Update to include: Supplement 20 (7-2026)
Contains ordinances effective through: 06-30-2026
A CODIFICATION OF THE GENERAL ORDINANCES
OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
STATE OF HAWAI‘I
Office of the County Clerk
County of Hawai‘i
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
(808) 961-8255
Volume Two
Section 19-57.1. Community food sustainability use assessment.
Section 19-58. Certain lands dedicated for residential use.
Section 19-58.1. Repealed.
Section 19-58.2. Repealed.
Section 19-58.3. Repealed.
Section 19-58.4. Repealed.
Article 8. Dedications.
Section 19-59. Native forest dedications.
Section 19-60. Long-term commercial agricultural use dedication.
Section 19-61. Short-term commercial agricultural use dedication.
Section 19-62. Repealed.
Section 19-63. Repealed.
Section 19-64. Repealed.
Section 19-65. Repealed.
Section 19-66. Repealed.
Article 9. Nontaxable Property; Assessment.
Section 19-67. Nontaxable property.
Article 10. Exemptions.
Section 19-68. Claims for certain exemptions.
Section 19-69. Repealed.
Section 19-70. Assignment of partial exemptions.
Section 19-71. Homes.
Section 19-72. Home, lease, lessees defined.
Section 19-73. Homes of disabled or unemployable veterans.
Section 19-74. Persons affected with Hansen’s disease.
Section 19-75. Exemption, persons who are blind, deaf, and/or totally disabled.
Section 19-76. Nonprofit medical, hospital indemnity associations; tax exemption.
Section 19-77. Charitable, etc., purposes.
Section 19-78. Property used in manufacture of pulp and paper.
Section 19-79. Crop shelters.
Section 19-80. Exemption, dedicated lands in urban districts.
Section 19-81. Water tanks.
Section 19-82. Alternate energy improvements, exemption.
Section 19-83. Repealed.
Section 19-84. Public property, etc.
Section 19-85. Lessees of exempt real property.
Section 19-86. Property of the United States leased under the
National Housing Act.
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Section 19-87. Exemption for low and moderate-income housing.
Section 19-88. Claim for exemption.
Section 19-89. Exemptions for certain Hawaiian Homes property,
and other agencies.
Section 19-89.1. Historic residential real property dedicated for preservation;
exemption.
Section 19-89.2. Credit union exemption.
Section 19-89.3. Exemptions for enterprise zones.
Section 19-89.4. Hawai‘i Island housing trust exemption.
Section 19-89.5. Kuleana land exemption.*
Article 11. Determination of Rates.
Section 19-90. Real property tax; determination of rates.
Article 12. Appeals.
Section 19-91. Appeals.
Section 19-92. Appeals by persons under contractual obligations.
Section 19-93. Grounds of appeal, real property taxes.
Section 19-94. Second appeal.
Section 19-95. Small claims.
Section 19-96. Appointment, removal, compensation.
Section 19-97. Board of review; duties, powers, procedure before.
Section 19-98. Tax appeal court.
Section 19-99. Appeal to board of review.
Section 19-100. Cost; deposit for an appeal.
Section 19-101. Repealed.
Section 19-102. Taxes paid pending appeal.
Section 19-103. Amendment of assessment list to conform to decision.
Article 13. Tax Credits.
Section 19-104. Solar water heater tax credit established.
Section 19-104.1. Private road tax credit established.
Section 19-104.2. Private road tax credit reports.
Section 19-105. Administration.
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CHAPTER 19
REAL PROPERTY TAXES
Article 1. Administration.
Section 19-1. Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to implement the authority granted to the County to
assess, impose and collect real property tax based on an amendment to the State
constitution which was adopted on November 7, 1978, by the electorate. This chapter
will provide for the administration, assessment, and collection of real property tax,
including exemptions therefrom, dedication of land, and appeals.
(1983 CC, c 19, art 1, sec 19-1; am 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1.)19-1
Section 19-2. Definitions.
Wherever used in this chapter:
“Accessory dwelling unit” means a structure or portion thereof designed and used
for single-family residential purposes as permitted under chapter 25, article 6, division
3 of this Code, and which can be detached from or attached to an existing residence, to
be used for single-family occupancy and containing one kitchen.
“Affordable rental rate” means a monthly rent not to exceed the most recent
affordable rental guidelines for eighty percent of the area median income of the County
as established by the Hawai‘i housing finance and development corporation.
“Agriculture use value” means the productivity value for assessment purposes
determined for lands being put to any agricultural use.
“Certification of rental rate” means the sworn statement of the parcel owner
attesting under penalty of law the rental rate that the land owner will charge and
maintain for all renters on that parcel for that calendar year.
“Commercial agricultural activities” shall mean farm operations, that may include
multiple parcels that need not be contiguous, that generate income, monetary gain, or
economic benefit in the form of money or money’s worth of a minimum $2,000 annual
gross income per farm operation or adhere to generally accepted standards or
recognized practices within that agricultural industry.
“Commercially viable agricultural operation” shall mean an agricultural business
or service with the ability to compete effectively and to make a profit, either without
subsidies or with reliable, long-term subsidies as demonstrated by an analysis of
comparable practices within the area of operation under comparable conditions.
“Community food sustainability use” means the present use of agricultural or
residential and agricultural zoned land on a continuous and regular basis that
demonstrates the owner is engaged in agricultural activities to provide food to the
community, including:
(1) Intensive agriculture;
(2) Orchards;
(3) Diversified agriculture; or
(4) Pasture for food production.
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“Continuous and regular basis” shall be evidenced by the recurring planting,
cultivation and harvesting of crops or ongoing animal husbandry or aquaculture
activities that adhere to generally accepted standards or recognized practices within
that agricultural industry.
“County” means the County of Hawai‘i.
“Date of classification” means July 1 of the tax year for which such classification is
claimed.
“Dedicated lands” are lands which are restricted in their use for specified periods of
time by covenants executed between the landowners and the director of finance as
provided by this chapter.
“Director” means the director of finance of the County of Hawai‘i or the director’s
authorized representative.
“Diversified agriculture” means a blend of agricultural activities while transitioning
from one category to the other during the term of the dedication or on a continuous and
regular basis.
“Duplex” and “double-family dwelling” means a building containing only two
dwelling units.
“Dwelling unit” means one or more rooms designed for or containing or used as the
complete facilities for the cooking, sleeping, and living area of a single-family only and
occupied by no more than one family and containing a single kitchen.
“Farm dwelling” means a single-family dwelling located on and used in direct
connection with a farm, or where the agricultural activity provides income to the
occupant(s) of the dwelling. A farm dwelling includes employee housing for that farm.
“Farm equipment” means machinery, implements, and tools used exclusively and
directly for farming or ranching operations.
“Farm plan” means an agricultural business plan, in a form prescribed by the
director, that describes the agricultural practices of a commercially viable agricultural
operation, all relevant tax map key numbers, and a financial projection.
“Feed crops and fast rotation forestry” includes, but is not limited to, such crops as
forage, seed, cane, rice, and biomass grasses.
“Fertilizers” means a natural or synthetic material added to the soil to supply plant
nutrients.
“Intensive agriculture” includes, but is not limited to, such crops as vegetables,
ginger, taro, herbs, nurseries, foliage, cut and potted flowers, piggeries, dairy, poultry,
feedlots, aquaculture, honey and honey bees.
“Long-term commercial agricultural use dedication” means the use of land on a
continuous and regular basis for a minimum of ten years that demonstrates the owner
is engaged in commercial agricultural activities from:
(1) Intensive agriculture;
(2) Orchards;
(3) Feed crops and fast rotation forestry;
(4) Pasture and slow rotation forestry; or
(5) Diversified agriculture.
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“Long-term rental” means property occupied under a signed lease for six
consecutive months or more to the same tenant(s).
“Market value” is the most probable sale price of a property in terms of money in a
competitive and open market assuming that the buyer and seller are acting prudently
and knowledgeably, allowing sufficient time for the sale, and assuming that the
transaction is not affected by undue stress.
“Nondedicated agricultural use assessment” means the present use of agricultural
or residential and agricultural zoned land on a continuous and regular basis that
demonstrates the owner is engaged in agricultural activities from:
(1) Intensive agriculture;
(2) Orchards;
(3) Feed crops and fast rotation forestry; and/or
(4) Pasture and slow rotation forestry.
This definition shall be repealed on January 1, 2028.
“Orchards” includes, but is not limited to, such crops as macadamia nuts, guava,
banana, papaya, avocado, grapes, passion fruit, coffee, citrus, cacao, pineapple, noni and
tropical specialty fruits.
“Pasture and slow rotation forestry” includes, but is not limited to, pasture and
longer rotation forestry.
“Property” or “real property” means and includes all land and appurtenances
thereof and the buildings, structures, fences, and improvements erected on or affixed to
the same, and any fixture which is erected on or affixed to such land, buildings,
structures, fences, and improvements, including all machinery and other mechanical or
other allied equipment and the foundations thereof, whose use thereof is necessary to
the utility of such land, buildings, structures, fences, and improvements, or whose
removal therefrom cannot be accomplished without substantial damage to such land,
buildings, structures, fences, and improvements, excluding, however, any growing
crops.
“Short-term commercial agricultural use dedication” means the use of land on a
continuous and regular basis for a minimum of three years that demonstrates the
owner is engaged in commercial agricultural activities from:
(1) Intensive agriculture;
(2) Orchards;
(3) Feed crops and fast rotation forestry;
(4) Pasture and slow rotation forestry; or
(5) Diversified agriculture.
“Single-family dwelling” means a building containing only one dwelling unit.
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“Soil amendments” means material added to the soil to improve its physical
properties such as compost, agricultural lime, greensand, or manure.
“Solar water heater” means a solar thermal energy system that qualifies for the
State income tax credit authorized in the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, section 235-12.5.
(1983 CC, c 19, art 1, sec 19-2; am 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1; am 2004, ord 04-143, sec 1; am
2007, ord 07-107, sec 2; am 2008, ord 08-93, sec 1; ord 08-130, sec 1; am 2023, ord 23-55,
secs 2-4; ord 23-59, sec 2; ord 23-60, sec 2; am 2024, ord 24-70, secs 1 and 2; ord 24-73,
sec 2; ord 24-69, sec 2; am 2025, ord 25-47, secs 1 and 2.)19-2
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Section 19-45. Disposition of surplus moneys.
The director shall pay from the surplus all taxes, including interest and penalties,
of whatsoever nature and howsoever accruing, as provided in section 19-37 and further
the director may pay from the surplus the cost of a search of any records where such
search is deemed advisable by the director to ascertain the person or persons entitled to
the surplus; provided, nothing herein contained shall be construed to require the
director to make or cause any such search to be made.
All proceeds remaining after payment of the costs and expenses of the enforcement
and foreclosure of the tax lien, including a title search, and the amount of subsisting
real property taxes, shall be distributed to lienholders of record in the order of their
priority who have filed claims for the surplus with the director within one year from the
date of sale. Any lien, claim or encumbrance against the property remaining unsatisfied
after the distribution of the surplus moneys shall be extinguished and unenforceable
against the property and the purchaser to whom the property is conveyed by the
director. If, in order to ascertain the person or persons entitled to the surplus, the
director deems it advisable to conduct a search of any records, the director may pay
from the surplus the cost of such search; provided, nothing herein contained shall be
construed to require the director to make or cause any search to be made. Any
lienholder failing to file a claim for the surplus within one year from the date of the sale
shall have no right to the surplus. The director shall pay from any surplus remaining
after distribution to record lienholders who have filed claims, all taxes, including
interest and penalties, of whatsoever nature and howsoever accruing due at the time of
the foreclosure sale from the taxpayer against whose property such tax lien is so
enforced or foreclosed. If after payment of all taxes surplus funds remain, the director
shall pay the surplus to the taxpayer against whose property the tax lien was
foreclosed, provided that the taxpayer has filed a claim for the surplus with the director
within two years from the date of sale. Any surplus remaining after payment to all
those entitled as herein set forth shall be deposited into the County general fund.
If the director is in doubt as to the person or persons entitled to the balance of the
fund, the director may refuse to distribute the surplus and any claimant may sue the
director in the Third Circuit Court. The director may require the claimants to
interplead, in which event the director shall state the names of all claimants and shall
cause them to be made parties to the action. If there are persons entitled to the fund
who have not filed a claim, or if in the director’s opinion there may be other persons
entitled to the fund who are unknown, the director may apply for an order or orders
joining these persons.
Any orders of the court or summons in the matter may be served as provided by law
or the rules of court, and all persons having any interest in the moneys who are known,
including the guardians of such of them as are under legal age or under any other legal
disability (and if any one or more of them is under legal age or under other legal
disability and without a guardian, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to
represent them therein) shall have notice of the action by personal service upon them.
All persons having any interest in the moneys whose names are unknown or who if
known do not reside within the State or for any reason cannot be served with process
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within the State shall have notice of the action as provided by sections 634-23 to 634-29,
Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, except that any publication of summons shall be in at least
one newspaper of general circulation published in the State and having a general
circulation in the County, and the form of notice to be published shall provide a brief
description of the property which was sold.
All expenses incurred by the director shall be met out of the surplus moneys
realized from the sale.
(1983 CC, c 19, art 5, sec 19-45; am 1988, ord 88-74, sec 3; am 1994, ord 94-60, sec 2; am
1997, ord 97-84, sec 1.)19-45
Article 6. Rate; Levy.
Section 19-46. Tax base and rate.
Except as exempted or otherwise taxed, all real property shall be subject to a tax
upon one hundred percent of its market value determined in the manner provided by
ordinance, at such rate as shall be determined in the manner provided in section 19-90.
No taxpayer shall be deemed aggrieved by an assessment, nor shall an assessment be
lowered, except as the result of a decision on an appeal as provided by law.
19-46
(1983 CC, c 19, art 6, sec 19-46; am 1982, ord 766, sec 2; am 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1.)
Section 19-46.1. Residential tax rate tiers.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, three tiers of tax rates for
properties classified as residential is established. The tax rates for the three tiers shall
be established by the council in accordance with section 19-90.
(2020, ord 20-39, sec 1; am 2026, ord 26-23, sec 1.) 19-46.1
Section 19-47. Tax year; time as of which levy and assessment made.
For real property tax purposes, “tax year” shall mean the fiscal year beginning July
1 of each calendar year and ending June 30 of the following calendar year. Real
property shall be assessed, and taxes shall be levied thereon, as of January 1 preceding
each tax year upon the basis of valuations determined in the manner and at the time
provided in this chapter.
(1983 CC, c 19, art 6, sec 19-47; am 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1.)19-47
Section 19-48. Assessment of property; to whom in general.
Real property shall be assessed in its entirety to the owner thereof.
For the purposes of this chapter, life tenants, personal representatives, trustees,
guardians, or other fiduciaries may be, and persons holding government property under
an agreement for the conveyance of the same to such persons shall be considered as
owners during the time any real property is held or controlled by them as such. Lessees
holding under any government lease shall be considered as owners during the time any
real property is held or controlled by them as such, as more fully provided in section 19-
84; and further, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this chapter, any
tenant occupying government land, whether such occupancy be on a permit, license,
month-to-month tenancy, or otherwise, shall be considered as owner where such
occupancy has continued for a period of one year or more, as more fully provided in
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(d) When a condominium property regime is declared for a property, each unit shall be
classified upon consideration of its actual use into one of the general classes in the
same manner as land.
(e) Classification of land:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e)(2) of this section, land shall be
classified, upon consideration of its highest and best use, into the following
general classes:
(A) Residential;
(B) Affordable rental housing;
(C) Apartment;
(D) Hotel and resort;
(E) Commercial;
(F) Industrial;
(G) Agricultural or native forests;
(H) Conservation;
(I) Homeowner; and
(J) Long-term rental.
(2) In assigning land to one of the general classes the director of finance shall give
major consideration to the districting established by the land use commission
pursuant to chapter 205, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, the districting established
by the County in its general plan and zoning ordinance, use classifications
established in the general plan of the State, and such other factors which
influence highest and best use, except that parcels which are used as the
owner’s principal residence shall be classified as “homeowner” without regard
to the highest and best use, provided that the director has granted to the
owner a home exemption in accordance with sections 19-71 to 19-72.
(A) The homeowner class is exclusively reserved for properties which are
used as the owner’s principal residence. Uses which shall not qualify as
“homeowner” include:
(i) Real property which is used for commercial or income-producing
purposes, except as exempted under section 19-71(a) or (b).
(ii) Real property which is used for residential rental purposes for a
term less than six months, except as exempted under section
19-71(a) and affordable rental housing.
(iii) Real property which is used for any purpose other than the owner’s
principal residence, with the exception of any property valued
according to its agricultural use pursuant to sections 19-57, 19-57.1,
19-59, 19-60, or 19-61.
(B) The affordable rental housing class is exclusively reserved for properties
which meet the eligible requirements for this class and have the annual
required application timely filed. Real property which is used for
commercial or income-producing purposes shall not qualify as “affordable
rental housing,” except:
(i) Real property with uses legally permitted as a home occupation in
accordance with the zoning code; or
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(ii) Real property with agricultural use pursuant to sections 19-57,
19-57.1, 19-59, 19-60, or 19-61.
(3) Whenever there is an overlap or contradiction in districting or use
classification between the County and the State, zoned districts by the County
shall take precedence.
(f) In determining the value of buildings, consideration shall be given to any additions,
alterations, remodeling, modifications or other new construction, improvement or
repair work undertaken upon or made to existing buildings as the same may result
in higher assessable valuation of said buildings; provided, however, that the
increase in value resulting from any additions, alterations, modifications or other
new construction, improvements or repair work to buildings undertaken or made by
the owner-occupant thereof pursuant to the requirements of any urban
redevelopment, rehabilitation or conservation project under the provisions of part II
of chapter 53, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, shall not increase the assessable valuation
of any building for a period of seven years from the date of certification as
hereinafter provided.
It is further provided that the owner-occupant shall file with the director of
finance, in the manner and place which the director may designate, a statement of
the details of the improvements certified in the following manner:
(1) In the case of additions, alterations, modifications or other new construction,
improvements or repair work to a building that are undertaken pursuant to
any urban redevelopment, rehabilitation or conservation project as
hereinabove mentioned, the statement shall be certified by the mayor or any
government official designated by the mayor and approved by the council, that
the additions, alterations, modifications, or other new construction,
improvement or repair work to the buildings were made and satisfactorily
comply with the particular urban redevelopment, rehabilitation or
conservation act provision, or
(2) In the case of maintenance or repairs to a residential building undertaken
pursuant to any health, safety, sanitation or other governmental code
provision, the statement shall be certified by the mayor or any governmental
official designated by the mayor and approved by the council, that:
(A) The building was inspected by them and found to be substandard when
the owner-occupant made the claim, and
(B) The maintenance or repairs to the buildings were made and
satisfactorily comply with the particular code provision.
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(g) Limitation on homeowner assessment.
(1) For properties in the homeowner class, the assessed value of the property shall
not increase more than three percent per tax year until the parcel is sold or
any portion thereof sold by way of conveyance which is subject to conveyance
tax under terms of chapter 247, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, at which time the
property will be assessed at market value.
(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the assessed value of a property in
the homeowner class shall not increase more than three percent per tax year
from the most recent assessed value under a nondedicated agricultural use
assessment or agricultural dedication, provided that:
(A) The property receives a homeowner exemption in the amount no less
than that which a taxpayer sixty-five years of age or over is entitled
under section 19-71(d);
(B) The property was assessed according to its agricultural use value for no
less than ten tax years within the fifteen tax years immediately
preceding the first tax year that the property satisfies the requirement
set forth in subparagraph (A); and
(C) A petition to be considered for the provisions of this paragraph is
received by the director in a format prescribed by the director, in the case
of a property that, prior to February 11, 2026, ceased to be assessed
according to its agricultural use.
(3) In addition to the three percent limit of this subsection, any improvements
undertaken on the property within the tax year shall be assessed at market
value.
(4) All parcels entering this class shall have the assessed value as of January 1 of
the following year and be subject to the above provisions.
(h) Eligibility for affordable rental housing class.
(1) Real property utilized for residential rental purposes shall be eligible for
classification as affordable rental housing, provided that all rental units
situated thereon are either rented at affordable rental rates or are certified by
the office of housing and community development as section 8 rental units
with an initial lease term of one year.
(2) Affordable rental housing properties shall not be excluded by the owner’s
principal residence also being on the property.
(3) For properties in the affordable rental housing class as of January 1, 2008, the
assessed value of the property shall not increase more than three percent per
tax year until the parcel is sold or any portion thereof sold by way of
conveyance which is subject to conveyance tax under terms of chapter 247,
Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, at which time the property will be assessed at
market value. In addition to the three percent limit of this subsection, any
improvements undertaken on the property within the tax year shall be
assessed at market value. All parcels entering this class after January 1,
2008, shall have the assessed value as of January 1 of the following year and
be subject to the above provisions.
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(i) Application for the affordable rental housing class.
(1) No affordable rental housing classification shall be granted unless the
claimant shall annually have filed with the department of finance, on or before
December 31 preceding the tax year for which such classification is claimed, a
claim for such classification in such form as shall be prescribed by the
department and shall include but not be limited to rental agreements signed
by the renter or excise tax returns.
(2) No affordable rental housing classification shall be granted unless and until a
Hawai‘i County real property tax assessor evaluates the property and
establishes its current market value.
(3) The landowner shall submit a certification of rental rates affirming that the
rental rates charged to all renters on that parcel shall be at the affordable
rental rate and that rate will be maintained for the calendar year.
(j) Breach of affordable rental housing class.
(1) Rental of any unit during the calendar year at a rate higher than the
affordable rental rate shall breach the classification.
(2) Any conveyance of the parcel or portion of the parcel subject to conveyance tax
under terms of chapter 247, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, shall breach the
classification.
(3) Upon breach of the classification, the tax assessment shall be cancelled
retroactive to the date of the classification, but for not more than the current
year, and all difference in the amount of taxes that were paid and those that
would have been due from the assessment in the higher classification shall be
payable with a ten percent penalty.
(k) Eligibility for long-term rental class.
(1) Real property occupied under a signed lease for six consecutive months or
more to the same tenant(s) shall be eligible.
(2) Except for the owner’s principal residence, all dwelling units on long-term
rental properties must be leased.
(3) No property in the residential class with a net taxable real property value of
$2,000,000 or more shall be eligible for the long-term rental classification.
(4) The long-term rental class is exclusively reserved for properties that meet the
eligibility requirements for this class and have the annual required application
timely filed. Real property that is used for commercial or income-producing
purposes shall not qualify as “long-term rental,” except:
(A) Real property with uses legally permitted as a home occupation in
accordance with the zoning code; or
(B) Real property with agricultural use pursuant to sections 19-57, 19-57.1,
19-59, 19-60, or 19-61.
(l) Application for long-term rental class.
No long-term rental classification shall be granted unless the claimant shall
annually have filed with the department of finance a claim for such classification in
such form as shall be prescribed by the department. The claim shall include, but
not be limited to, a signed lease or excise tax returns, or both. Claims shall be
accepted from January 1 through December 31 for the next applicable tax year.
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(m) Breach of long-term rental class.
(1) Failure of the property owner to maintain a lease for at least six consecutive
months to the same tenant(s) shall breach the classification.
(2) Any use of the property for vacation rental use shall breach the classification.
(3) Any conveyance of the property or portion of the property subject to
conveyance tax under chapter 247, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, as amended,
shall breach the classification.
(4) Upon breach of the classification as stated in this subsection, the tax
assessment shall be cancelled retroactive to the date of the classification, but
for not more than the current year, and all difference in the amount of taxes
that were paid and those that would have been due from the assessment in the
higher classification shall be payable with a ten percent penalty.
(1983 CC, c 19, art 7, sec 19-53; am 1982, ord 834, sec 2; am 1984, ord 84-21, sec 1; am
1990, ord 90-136, sec 2; ord 90-157, sec 1; am 1991, ord 91-143, sec 2; am 1996, ord 96-
71, sec 2; am 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1; ord 97-153, sec 2; am 2000, ord 00-48, sec 2; am
2003, ord 03-103, secs 2 and 3; am 2004, ord 04-67, sec 1; ord 04-121, sec 2; ord 04-143,
sec 2; am 2006, ord 06-147, sec 2; am 2007, ord 07-107, secs 3 and 4; ord 07-163, sec 2;
am 2008, ord 08-156, sec 2; am 2013, ord 13-72, sec 2; am 2014, ord 14-97, sec 2;
am 2021, ord 21-32, sec 1; am 2023, ord 23-54, sec 2; am 2024, ord 24-61, sec 1; ord 24-
73, secs 3 and 4; ord 24-69, secs 3 and 4; am 2025, ord 25-47, sec 3; am 2026, ord 26-08,
sec 1.)19-53
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(b) The council may increase or decrease the tax rate for buildings and for all other
real property, exclusive of buildings for net taxable land and net taxable buildings
of each class of property established in accordance with section 19-53(e) of this
chapter. A resolution setting the tax rates shall be adopted on or before June 20
preceding the tax year for which property tax revenues are to be raised according to
the following procedures:
(1) The council shall advertise its intention to increase or decrease tax rates and
the date, time, and place of a public hearing in two newspapers of general
circulation. The public hearing notice shall set forth the tax rates or range of
tax rates to be considered by the council.
(2) The resolution to set the real property tax rates shall disclose the approximate
amount of revenue to be raised for net taxable lands and net taxable buildings
within each class of property, the approximate percentage of revenue from net
taxable lands and net taxable buildings within each class of property, and
shall set the real property tax rate to be assessed, expressed in terms of tax
per $1,000 of net taxable lands and net taxable buildings within each class of
property computed to the nearest cent.
(3) After the adoption of the resolution setting the real property tax rates, the
council shall publish the adopted tax rates in two newspapers of general
circulation.
(4) If no action is taken by the council to increase or decrease the tax rates, then
the tax rates as previously set shall be applicable to the subsequent tax year.
(c) If the tax rates for the tax year are increased or decreased the council shall notify
the director of finance of the increased or decreased rates, and the director shall
employ such rates in the levying of property taxes as provided by this chapter.
(d) The director of finance shall on or before May 1 preceding the tax year furnish the
council with a calculation certified by the director as being as nearly accurate as
may be, of the net taxable real property within the County, separately stated for
each class established in accordance with section 19-53(e) of this chapter for net
taxable lands and for net taxable buildings plus such additional data relating to the
property tax base as may be necessary.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, there shall be levied upon each
individual parcel of real property taxable under this chapter, a minimum real
property tax of $200 per year, except under the following conditions:
(1) If the property owner receives a home exemption or totally disabled veteran
exemption resulting in the minimum tax, and the assessed value of
improvements is less than or equal to $75,000, then, the minimum tax for this
property shall be as follows:
(i) Property with improvements assessed at $50,001 to $75,000 the
minimum tax shall be $150.
(ii) Property with improvements assessed at $25,001 to $50,000 the
minimum tax shall be $100.
(iii) Property with improvements assessed up to $25,000 the minimum tax
shall be $50.
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(2) If the property is assessed at a market value of less than or equal to $500, no
tax shall be applied.
(f) Residential tax rate tiers.
(1) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the council shall establish a
separate tax rate each for the residential tier one property, residential tier two
property, and residential tier three property, as defined below. The tax rates
shall be applied as follows:
(A) The tax rate established for the residential tier one property shall be
applied to the net taxable real property value under $2,000,000.
(B) The tax rate established for the residential tier two property shall be
applied to the net taxable real property value of $2,000,000 to $4,000,000.
(C) The tax rate established for the residential tier three property shall be
applied to the net taxable real property value of more than $4,000,000.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(A) “Residential tier one property” shall mean all property, or portions
thereof, other than a residential tier two or tier three property, within the
residential class.
(B) “Residential tier two property” shall mean a property, or portion thereof,
which:
(i) Is improved with one or more dwelling units, has a net taxable real
property value of $2,000,000 to $4,000,000, does not have a home
exemption, and is classified as residential in consideration of the
highest and best use of the land;
(ii) Is vacant land that has a net taxable real property value of
$2,000,000 to $4,000,000 and is classified as residential in
consideration of the highest and best use of the land; or
(iii) Is a condominium property regime that has a net taxable real
property value of $2,000,000 to $4,000,000, does not have a home
exemption, and is classified as residential in consideration of the
highest and best use of the land.
(C) “Residential tier three property” shall mean a property, or portion
thereof, which:
(i) Is improved with one or more dwelling units, has a net taxable real
property value of more than $4,000,000, does not have a home
exemption, and is classified as residential in consideration of the
highest and best use of the land;
(ii) Is vacant land that has a net taxable real property value of more
than $4,000,000 and is classified as residential in consideration of
the highest and best use of the land; or
(iii) Is a condominium property regime that has a net taxable real
property value of more than $4,000,000, does not have a home
exemption, and is classified as residential in consideration of the
highest and best use of the land.
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(3) The respective tax rate to be applied to any property within the residential
class shall be applied only to the portion used exclusively as residential,
provided the highest and best use of the land is residential.
(4) No less than $9,000,000 of the revenue collected annually pursuant to this
subsection or, whenever less than $9,000,000 is collected, all such revenue,
calculated as the difference in revenue from the residential tier one property
tax rate to the residential tier two and tier three property tax rates, shall be
appropriated each fiscal year to County-sponsored programs designed to
address housing and homelessness. This requirement shall not extend beyond
June 30, 2027, unless otherwise amended by ordinance. Any remaining
balance collected pursuant to this subsection at the end of the fiscal year shall
be designated for this purpose.
(g) Long-term rental tax rate.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the tax rate for a property that
is classified as long-term rental shall not be lower than the affordable rental
housing tax rate rounded to the nearest five cents.
(1983 CC, c 19, art 11, sec 19-90; am 1990, ord 90-138, sec 6; am 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1;
am 2002, ord 02-01, sec 2; ord 02-102, sec 2; am 2009, ord 09-27, sec 2; am 2017, ord
17-41, sec 2; am 2020, ord 20-39, sec 2; am 2022, ord 22-26, sec 1; am 2024, ord 24-69,
sec 5; am 2025, ord 25-52, sec 1; am 2026, ord 26-23, sec 2.)19-90
Article 12. Appeals.
Section 19-91. Appeals.
Any taxpayer, aggrieved by an assessment made by the director or by the director’s
refusal to allow any exemption, may appeal from the assessment or from such refusal to
the board of review or the tax appeal court pursuant to section 232-16, Hawai‘i Revised
Statutes, on or before April 9 preceding the tax year, as provided in this chapter. Where
such an appeal is based upon the ground that the assessed value of the real property for
tax purposes is excessive, the valuation claimed by the taxpayer in the appeal shall be
admissible in evidence, in any subsequent condemnation action involving the property,
as an admission that the market value of the real property as of the date of assessment
is no more than the value arrived at when the assessed value from which the taxpayer
appealed is adjusted to one hundred percent market value; provided, that such evidence
shall not in any way affect the right of the taxpayer to any severance damages to which
the taxpayer may be entitled.
(1983 CC, c 19, art 12, sec 19-91; am 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1; am 2000, ord 00-28, sec 1.)
19-91
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Section 19-92. Appeals by persons under contractual obligations.
Whenever any person is under a contractual obligation to pay a tax assessed
against another, the person shall have the same rights of appeal to the board of review
and the tax appeal court and the supreme court, in the person’s own name, as if the tax
were assessed against said person. The person against whom the tax is assessed shall
also have a right to appeal and be heard on any such application or appeal.
(1983 CC, c 19, art 12, sec 19-92; am 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1.)19-92
Section 19-93. Grounds of appeal, real property taxes.
In the case of a real property tax appeal, no taxpayer shall be deemed aggrieved by
an assessment, nor shall an assessment be lowered or an exemption allowed, unless
there is shown (1) assessment of the property exceeds by more than twenty percent the
assessment of market value used by the director, or (2) lack of uniformity or inequality,
brought about by illegality of the methods used or error in the application of the
methods to the property involved, or (3) denial of an exemption to which the taxpayer is
entitled and for which the taxpayer has qualified, or (4) illegality, on any ground arising
under the Constitution or laws of the United States or the laws of the State or the
ordinances of the County in addition to the ground of illegality of the methods used,
mentioned in clause (2).
(1983 CC, c 19, art 12, sec 19-93; am 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1.) 19-93
Section 19-94. Second appeal.
In every case in which a taxpayer appeals a real property tax assessment to the
board of review or to a tax appeal court and there is pending an appeal of the
assessment, the taxpayer shall not be required to file a notice of the second appeal;
provided the first appeal has not been decided prior to April 9 preceding the tax year of
the second appeal; and provided further the director gives notice that the tax
assessment has not been changed from the assessment which is the subject of the
appeal.
(1983 CC, c 19, art 12, sec 19-94; am 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1.)19-94
Section 19-95. Small claims.
Any protesting taxpayer who would incur a total tax liability, not including
penalties and interest, of less than $1,000 by reason of the protested assessment on
payment in question, may elect to employ the small claims procedures of the tax appeal
court as set out in section 232-5, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(1983 CC, c 19, art 12, sec 19-95; am 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1.)19-95
Section 19-96. Appointment, removal, compensation.
There is created a board of review for the County which shall consist of five
members who shall be citizens of the State and residents of the County, shall have
resided at the time of appointment for at least three years in the State, and shall be
appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council as provided by Charter. A
chairman shall be elected annually by members of the board. The vice-chairman shall
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Section 19-99. Appeal to board of review.
The notice of appeal of a real property assessment must be lodged with the director
on or before the date fixed by law for the taking of the appeal. An appeal to the board of
review shall be deemed to have been taken in time if the notice thereof shall have been
postmarked and properly addressed to the director, on or before such date.
The notice of appeal must be in writing and any such notice, however informal it
may be, identifying the assessment involved in the appeal, stating the valuation
claimed by the taxpayer and the grounds of objection to the assessment shall be
sufficient. Upon the necessary information being furnished by the taxpayer to the
director, the director shall prepare the notice of appeal upon request of the taxpayer or
County and any notice so prepared by the director shall be deemed sufficient as to its
form.
The appeal shall be considered and treated for all purposes as a general appeal and
shall bring up for determination all questions of fact and all questions of law, excepting
questions involving the Constitution or laws of the United States, necessary for the
determination of the objections raised by the taxpayer in the notice of appeal. Any
objection involving the Constitution or laws of the United States may be included by the
taxpayer in the notice of appeal and in such case the objections may be heard and
determined by the tax appeal court on appeal from a decision of the board of review; but
this provision shall not be construed to confer upon the board of review the power to
hear or determine such objections. Any notice of appeal may be amended at any time
prior to the board’s decision; provided the amendment does not substantially change the
dispute or lower the valuation claimed.
(1983 CC, c 19, art 12, sec 19-99; am 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1.)19-99
Section 19-100. Cost; deposit for an appeal.
The nonrefundable cost to be deposited by the taxpayer for an appeal to the board
of review shall be $50 for each real property tax appeal.
The cost to be deposited by the taxpayer on any appeal to the tax appeal court or
the State supreme court shall be as provided in sections 232-22 and 232-23, Hawai‘i
Revised Statutes.
(1983 CC, c 19, art 12, sec 19-100; am 1991, ord 91-61, sec 2; am 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1;
am 2010, ord 10-22, sec 2; am 2023, ord 23-28, sec 1.)19-100
Section 19-101. Repealed.
(1983 CC, c 19, art 12, sec 19-101; am 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1; am 2010, ord 10-22, sec 3;
rep 2023, ord 23-28, sec 2.) 19-101
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Section 19-102. Taxes paid pending appeal.
The tax paid upon the amount of any assessment, actually in dispute and in excess
of that admitted by the taxpayer, and covered by an appeal to the tax appeal court duly
taken, shall be paid by the director into the “litigated claims account.” If the final
determination is in whole or in part in favor of the appealing taxpayer, the director
shall repay to the taxpayer out of the account, or if investment of the account should
result in a deficit therein, out of the general fund of the County, the amount of the tax
paid upon the amount held by the court to have been excessive or nontaxable, together
with interest at a rate to be determined by the director based upon the average interest
rate earned on County investments during the previous fiscal year. Interest shall be
calculated from the date of each payment into the litigated claims account. The balance,
if any, of the payment made by the appealing taxpayer, or the whole of the payment, in
case the decision is wholly in favor of the director, shall, upon the final determination
become a realization of the general fund.
In a case of an appeal to a board of review, the tax paid upon the amount of the
assessment actually in dispute and in excess of that admitted by the taxpayer, shall
during the pendency of the appeal and until and unless an appeal is taken to the tax
appeal court, be held by the director in the general fund of the County. In the event of
final determination of the appeal in the board of review, the director shall repay to the
appealing taxpayer out of the general fund the amount of the tax paid upon the amount
held by the board to have been excessive or nontaxable, together with interest at a rate
to be determined by the director based upon the average interest rate earned on County
investments during the previous fiscal year. Interest shall be calculated from the date of
each payment into the general fund of the County. The balance, if any, of the payment
made by the appealing taxpayer, or the whole of the payment, in case the decision is
wholly in favor of the director, shall, upon the final determination become a realization
of the general fund.
(1983 CC, c 19, art 12, sec 19-102; am 1991, ord 91-61, sec 3; am 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1.)
19-102
Section 19-103. Amendment of assessment list to conform to decision.
The director shall alter or amend the assessment and the assessment list in
conformity with the decision or judgment of the last board or court to which an appeal
may have been taken.
(1983 CC, c 19, art 12, sec 19-103; am 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1.)19-103
Article 13. Tax Credits.
Section 19-104. Solar water heater tax credit established.
(a) An owner of real property that has a single-family dwelling, accessory dwelling
unit, farm dwelling, duplex, or double-family dwelling unit(s) and who installs a
solar water heater on the owner’s property on or after January 1, 2008, shall be
entitled to a one-time tax credit per tax map key of up to $1,000.
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(b) This tax credit shall not be available for the installation of a solar water heater that
is required by law.
(c) An owner claiming a tax credit under this section shall do so no later than the last
day of September preceding the tax year for which the credit would be applied.
(2008, ord 08-93, sec 2; am 2022, ord 22-127, sec 1; am 2024, ord 24-70, sec 3; am 2025,
ord 25-70, sec 1.)19-104
Section 19-104.1. Private road tax credit established.
(a) An owner of real property is entitled to a tax credit under this section; provided
that:
(1) The owner receives a home exemption for the property;
(2) The only legal vehicular access to the property is by a private roadway that is
not controlled or restricted by a gate;
(3) The maintenance, repair, and improvement of the private roadway is carried
out and the cost therefor is borne by a road maintenance organization; and
(4) During the calendar year preceding the tax year for which the credit may be
applied, the owner paid no less than $75 to the road maintenance organization
for road maintenance, repair, or improvement purposes.
(b) The amount of the credit shall be equal to the lesser of $250 or the amount paid
under subsection (a)(4).
(c) No later than the last day of September, a road maintenance organization shall
report to the director all payments qualifying under subsection (a)(4) in a format
prescribed by the director, including:
(1) The name of the owner;
(2) The tax map key of the property;
(3) The amount paid by the owner; and
(4) Other receipts, statements, or documentation as the director may require.
(d) As used in this section, “road maintenance organization” means a homeowners’
association, road maintenance corporation, or other not-for-profit entity registered
and in good standing with the State and that is organized and responsible for the
maintenance, repair, or improvement of a private roadway.
(2025, ord 25-70, sec 1.)19-104.1
Section 19-104.2. Private road tax credit reports.
(a) The director shall prepare and submit an annual report to the council no later than
March 31 of each year. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the number
of private road tax credits claimed and approved during the preceding calendar
year, the total dollar amount of tax credits granted, and any findings or
observations regarding program implementation.
(b) The director shall submit a detail report on the program for council review at least
once every five years after January 1, 2026, to determine whether the program
continues to serve its intended purpose and whether changes are warranted.
(2025, ord 25-70, sec 1.)19-104.2
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Section 19-105. Administration.
Upon determination that an owner is eligible for a tax credit under this article, the
director shall apply the credit against the claimant’s real property tax liability, except
for the minimum tax, in the amount for which the claimant is eligible, but in no case
may credit in excess of the claimant’s liability be refunded or carried over to a
subsequent tax year.
(2008, ord 08-93, sec 2; am 2025, ord 25-70, sec 1.)19-105
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extending mauka for approximately five hundred thirty-five feet to the
Old Government Road makai of Maile Street.
(e) Kohala
Emmalani Street, both sides, for its entire length.
to Route 270, starting from Route 270 and extending mauka for a
distance of three hundred feet.
thousand one hundred ninety feet southwest of Lindsey Road and
extending three hundred thirty feet in the northeasterly direction.
Honomakua Road at Kohala High and Elementary School, from the exit
driveway of the school cottage to the makai boundary of the school
property.
Hooko Street, both sides, from Paniolo Avenue and extending three
hundred thirty feet in the westerly direction.
Hulukupuna Street, Kona side, from Emmalani Street for a distance of
one hundred twenty-five feet in the makai direction.
Ka-Uhiwai Street, west side, for its entire length.
Lanikila Street, west side, for its entire length.
Lindsey Road, both sides, beginning at Route 19 and extending two
hundred fifty feet in the northerly direction, except along the passenger
loading zone fronting Parker School.
Lua-Kula Street, north side, beginning at Paniolo Avenue and
extending six hundred eighty feet in the westerly direction and from a
point two thousand thirty-four feet west of Paniolo Avenue to a point
four hundred feet in the northerly direction, and south side from
Paniolo Avenue to Melia Street.
Mahina Street, west side, for its entire length.
extending four hundred ninety-five feet in the Hilo direction.
Opelo Road, east side, from a point four hundred thirty-five feet north
of Kawaihae Road and extending fifty-seven feet in the northerly
direction.
Opelo Road, east side, from a point two hundred forty-two feet north of
Kawaihae Road and extending one hundred seventy-one feet in the
northerly direction.
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(e) Kohala (Continued)
Opelo Road, west side, from a point two hundred twenty-two feet north
of Kawaihae Road and extending two hundred thirty feet in the
northerly direction.
Opelo Road, west side, from the Kawaihae Road intersection and
extending one hundred fifteen feet in the northerly direction.
Pa‘akea Street, east side, for its entire length.
Paniolo Avenue.
Paniolo Avenue, from Waikoloa Road to a point four hundred fifty feet
north of Lua Kula Street.
Paniolo Place, north side.
-quarter miles
west of Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway and extending seven hundred
seventy feet in the westerly direction.
Route 19, northeast side, from a point two hundred forty-four feet
northwest of the Route 19/Route 190 junction and extending five
hundred thirty-seven feet in the northwesterly direction.
Route 19, southwest side, from the Route 19/Route 190 junction and
extending seven hundred forty-two feet in the northwesterly direction.
‘Uala Street, west side, for its entire length.
(f) Kona
Alii Drive, east (mauka) side, from a point five hundred eighty-one feet
south of Mkole Street and extending sixty-eight feet north of
MkoleStreet.
Alii Drive, east (mauka) side, from a point forty-two feet south of the
southern intersection of Kahakai Road with Alii Drive and extending
two hundred three feet north of Walua Road.
Ali‘i Drive, east (mauka) side, from a point three hundred nine feet
thirty-
Ali‘i Drive in Kailua-Kona, makai side, between Kailua Bay Wharf and
Ali‘i Drive in Kailua-Kona, makai side, from a point approximately four
Kailua-Keauhou Middle Road, in the vicinity of the Kona Hilton Hotel.
Ali‘i Drive in Kona, makai side, beginning at a point one hundred thirty
feet south of the southern driveway of the Kona Isle Condominium and
extending three hundred thirty-six feet in a northerly direction.
Ali‘i Drive, makai side, beginning at a point five hundred feet Ka'u side
of Lunapule Road and extending three hundred fifty feet in the Ka'u
direction.
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V EHICLES AND T RAFFIC§ 24-280
(f) Kona (Continued)
Ali‘i Drive, makai side, for a distance of one hundred feet on either side
of each driveway to the Kona Magic Sands Apartment building and the
driveway to White Sands Beach.
Ali‘i Drive, northeast (mauka) side, from Kamehameha III Road and
extending eight hundred forty-six feet northwest of Alii Highway.
Alii Drive, northeast (mauka) side, from a point nine hundred forty-
four feet southeast of Lunapule Road and extending four hundred sixty-
nine feet southeast of Lunapule Road.
Alii Drive, northeast (mauka) side, from a point ninety feet south of the
northern intersection of Kahakai Road with Alii Drive to its northern
terminus, except for the parking in the curb cut-out fronting parcels
identified by Tax Map Key Numbers (3) 7-5-009:028 and 7-5-009:043
and the signed and marked loading zones outside of the designated
loading zone times.
Alii Drive, northeast (mauka) side, from a point seven hundred eighty
feet southeast of Queen Kalama Avenue and extending two thousand
nine hundred five feet southeast of Royal Poinciana Drive.
Alii Drive, northeast (mauka) side, from a point two thousand six
hundred ninety-five feet southeast of Royal Poinciana Drive and
extending seventy-five feet northwest of Royal Poinciana Drive, except
for the parking fronting the parcel identified by Tax Map Key Number
(3) 7-6-015:009.
Alii Drive, northeast (mauka) side, from the property line between
parcels identified by Tax Map Key Numbers (3) 7-5-020:072 and 7-5-
020:073 and extending two thousand nine hundred thirty-five feet
southeast of Lunapule Road.
Ali‘i Drive, west (makai) side, from a point five hundred thirty-three
feet north of Makole‘a Street and extending to a point one hundred
forty-six feet south of Makole‘a Street.
Ali‘i Drive, west (makai) side,from a point one thousand ninety-two feet
north of Makole‘a Street and extending one hundred seventy-seven feet
in a southerly direction.
Alii Drive, west (makai) side, from a point two thousand six feet north
of La‘aloa Avenue and extending twenty-eight feet in a northerly
direction.
Belt Highway, mauka side, beginning at Station 8+00 across the Honalo
Shopping Center and extending 0.4 mile in the southerly direction.
Captain Cook, on the west side of Route 11, beginning at a point 0.15
distance of four hundred feet in a southerly direction.
Haleki‘i Street, both sides, from a point four hundred ten feet west of
Muli Street and extending one hundred sixty feet in the westerly
direction.
SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
24A-59
§ 24-280 H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE
(f) Kona (Continued)
Hanama Place, from its terminus to a point one hundred eighty feet in
the southerly direction, except the fifty-five foot section on the makai
side fronting the Kailua Trade Center.
Hanama Place, on the southeast side from Kuakini Highway and
extending makai for a distance of four hundred feet.
Hina-Lani Street, from Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway to Anini Street.
extending three hundred fifty feet west.
seventeen feet in the northerly direction.
Kahakai Road, both sides, except the six hundred forty foot section on
the mauka side fronting the Kona Hilton Hotel parking lot.
Kahauloa Road, north (makai) side.
Kahauloa Road, south (mauka) side, from a point five feet west of
Kahauloa Street to its western terminus.
Kahauloa Road, south (mauka) side, from Puuhonua Road and
extending eighty feet in the westerly direction.
Kahauloa Street, north (makai) side.
Kahauloa Street, south (mauka) side, from a point seventy-two feet
west of Manini Beach Road to its western terminus.
Kahauloa Street, south (mauka) side, from Kahauloa Road to a point
thirty-six feet west of Manini Beach Road.
Kailua Bay seawall, extending forty feet eastward along the seawall
from the western end of the seawall beside the Kailua Wharf in Kailua-
Kona.
Kaiminani Drive, north side, from a point seventy-five feet southeast of
Anapau Place and extending to a point sixty-nine feet northwest of
Waikane Place.
Kaiminani Drive, south side, from a point fifty-one feet southeast of
Waikane Place and extending to a point three hundred ninety-nine feet
northwest of Waikane Place.
Kaiwi Street, on the Ka'u (easterly) side, from a point thirty feet north
of the driveway into Hawaii Electric Light Company and extending
southerly to Pawai Place.
Kaiwi Street, on the Kohala Side, beginning at Kuakini Highway and
extending four hundred feet in the mauka direction.
Kakina Lane, both sides, in Kailua-Kona.
Kalawa Street, southwest (makai) side, from Kalani Street to its
southeastern terminus.
Kealakaa Street, northeast side, beginning at Palani Road and
extending two hundred two feet in the westerly direction.
SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
24A-60
V EHICLES AND T RAFFIC§ 24-280
(g) Puna
Hale Pule Loop, from its northernmost intersection with the Volcano
Highway to its intersection with Hale Kula Road.
Kahakai Boulevard, northeast (makai) side, between the two driveways
of Keonepoko Elementary School along the southwest property line of
parcel number 1-5-009:059.
Kalapana Beach Road, from the Kapoho--
distance of two hundred forty feet in the Kapoho direction.
Kalapana/Kapoho Beach Road, on the mauka side directly across from
Puala‘a Beach Park for a total distance of four hundred thirty feet.
Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road, on the north (mauka) side, from a point
eight hundred fifty feet southwest of Oliana Drive and extending one
hundred fifty feet in the southwesterly direction.
Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road, on the north (mauka) side, from a point
one thousand one hundred fifty-five feet southwest of Oliana Drive and
extending two hundred thirty-five feet in the southwesterly direction.
Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road, on the north (mauka) side, from Oliana
Drive to a point four hundred feet in the southwesterly direction.
Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road, southeast (makai) side, from a point six
hundred ninety-three feet southwest of Pohoiki Road and extending two
hundred forty-one feet in the southwesterly direction.
Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road, southeast (makai) side, from a point
three hundred twenty feet southwest of Pohoiki Road and extending one
hundred sixty-five feet in the southwesterly direction.
the truck runway ramp to a point three hundred feet makai of the truck
runway ramp.
Ka‘ohe Homestead Road, east side, from the athletic field driveway and
extending southerly to an area just past the County of Hawai‘i Deep
Well Site, a distance of one thousand two hundred twenty feet.
-Kumukahi Lighthouse Road for
a distance of eight hundred twenty feet west from a point
approximately one thousand one hundred fifty feet northwest of Project
marker F.A.P. No. S-4132 and ER-8.
extending two hundred twelve feet in the southerly direction.
Kea‘au Civic Center Road, Puna (makai) side.
Kea‘au-
extending five hundred fifteen feet to the Sacred Hearts Church
driveway.
one thousand feet in the volcano direction.
SUPP. 17 (1-2025)
24A-61
§ 24-280 H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE
(g) Puna (Continued)
Mauka side of the government road in front of Harry K. Brown Park in
Kalapana, from the entrance to the parking lot to six hundred feet in
the Volcano direction.
Old Volcano Road, in Kea‘au Village, both sides, beginning at a point
eighty-two feet northeast of Pili Mua Street and extending nine
hundred sixty feet in the northeasterly direction.
Route 130, east side, beginning at Kahakai Boulevard and extending
(1996, ord 96-163, sec2; am1996, ord96-155, sec1; am1997, ord97-25, sec 1;
ord 97-28, secs 1 and 2; ord 97-58, sec 1; ord 97-109, sec 1; ord 97-110, sec 1; ord
97-123, sec 1; ord 97-129, secs 1 and 2; am 1998, ord 98-31, secs 1, 2, and 3; ord
98-40, sec 2; ord 98-62, sec 1; ord 98-73, secs 1 and 2; ord 98-74, secs 2, 3, 4, and
5; ord 98-85, sec 2; ord 98-89, secs 1 and 2; am 1999, ord 99-62, sec 1; ord 99-84,
sec 3; ord 99-90, sec 1; ord 99-92, secs 1 and 2; ord 99-128, sec 1; ord 99-134,
secs 1-5; am 2000, ord 00-12, sec 1; ord 00-29, secs 1 and 2; ord 00-79, sec 4; ord
00-80, sec 1; ord 00-129, sec 1; ord 00-130, sec 2; am 2001, ord 01-8, sec 1; ord 01-
9, sec 3; ord 01-119, sec 3; am 2002, ord 02-91, sec 1; am 2004, ord 04-25, secs 1
and 2; am 2008, ord 08-174, sec 1; am 2009, ord 09-22, sec 1; ord 09-61, sec 2, ord
09-145, sec 2; am 2010, ord 10-3, sec 2; am 2011, ord 11-15, sec 1; ord 11-33, sec
1; ord 11-89, sec 2; ord 11-120, sec 2; am 2012, ord 12-2, sec 2; ord 12-8, sec 2; ord
12-22, sec 2; ord 12-48, sec 2; ord 12-104, sec 2; ord 12-121, sec 2; am 2013, ord
13-1, sec 2; ord 13-69, sec 2; ord 13-71, sec 2; am 2014 ord 14-7, sec 2; ord 14-29,
sec 2; ord 14-47, sec 2; ord 14-49, secs 2, 3, and 4; ord 14-62, sec 2; am 2015, ord
15-14, secs 2 and 3; ord 15-89, sec 2; ord 15-92, sec 2, ord 15-107, sec 2; ord
15-112, sec 2; am 2016, ord 16-1, secs 2, 3, and 4; ord 16-25, sec 2; ord 16-78, secs
2 and 3; am 2017, ord 17-27, sec 2; ord 17-51, sec 2; ord 17-52, sec 2; am 2022,
ord 22-15, sec 2; am 2023, ord 23-98, secs 2 and 3; ord 23-99, sec 2; am 2024, ord
24-4, sec 2; ord 24-67, sec 2; ord 24-77, sec 2; ord 24-89, sec 3; am 2026, ord
26-05, sec 1; ord 26-24, secs 2 and 3.) 24-280
Section 24-281. Schedule 29. Parking prohibited during certain hours on
certain streets; tow-away zone.
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park a
vehicle between the hours specified herein upon any of the streets or parts of streets as
follows:
(b) North Hilo
point two hundred thirty-three feet on the Hilo side of Kaiwilahilahi
Bridge for a distance of one hundred fifty-four feet in the Hilo direction
from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
SUPP.20 (7-2026)
24A-62
Z ONING §25-5-132
(55) Veterinary establishments in sound-attenuated buildings.
(56) Warehousing.
(57) Wholesaling and distribution operations.
(b) In addition to those uses permitted under subsection (a) above, the following uses
may be permitted in the MCX district, provided that a use permit is issued for each
use:
(1) Dwellings, double-family or duplex, provided that the maximum density is one
thousand two hundred and fifty square feet of land area per rentable unit or
dwelling unit.
(2) Dwellings, multiple-family, provided that the maximum density is one
thousand two hundred and fifty square feet or land area per rentable unit or
dwelling unit.
(3) Dwellings, single-family, that are accessory to a use permitted in the MCX
district.
(4) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities.
(5) Schools.
(6) Yacht harbors and boating facilities.
(c) Buildings and uses normally considered directly accessory to the uses permitted in
this section shall also be permitted in the MCX district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2003, ord 03-113, sec 1; am 2011, ord
11-26, sec 3; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 15; am 2024, ord 24-65, secs 7 and 10; am 2025, ord
25-28, sec 2; ord 25-55, sec 13; ord 25-66, sec 22; am 2026, ord 26-12, sec 2.)25-5-132
Section 25-5-133. Height limit.
The height limit in the MCX district shall be forty-five feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-133
Section 25-5-134. Minimum building site area.
The minimum building site area in the MCX district shall be twenty thousand
square feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-134
Section 25-5-135. Minimum building site average width.
Each building site in the MCX district shall have a minimum building site average
width of ninety feet.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-135
Section 25-5-136. Minimum yards.
The minimum yards in the MCX district shall be as follows:
(1) Front yards, twenty feet; and
(2) Side and rear yards, none, except where the adjoining building site is in an
RS, RD, RM or RCX district. Where the side or rear property line adjoins the
side or rear yard of a building site in an RS, RD, RM or RCX zoned district,
there shall be a side or rear yard which conforms to the side or rear yard
requirements for dwelling use of the adjoining district.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-136
SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
25-113
§ 25-5-137 H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE
Section 25-5-137. Landscaping of yards.
(a) All front yards in the MCX district shall be landscaped, except for necessary access
drives and walkways.
(b) Any required side or rear yard in the MCX district adjoining a building site in an
RS, RD, RM or RCX district, shall be landscaped with a screening hedge not less
than forty-two inches in height, within five feet of the property line, except for
necessary drives and walkways.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-137
SUPP.20 (7-2026)
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25-113.2
§ 25-5-138 H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE
Section 25-5-138. Other regulations.
(a) Plan approval shall be required for all new structures and additions to existing
structures in the MCX district.
(b) Exceptions to the regulations for the MCX district regarding heights, building site
areas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the commission
within a planned unit development.
25-5-138
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2015, ord 15-33, sec 4.)
Division 14. ML, Limited Industrial Districts.
Section 25-5-140. Purpose and applicability.
The ML (limited industrial) district applies to areas for business and industrial
uses which are generally in support of but not necessarily compatible with those
permissible activities and uses in other commercial districts.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-140
Section 25-5-141. Designation of ML districts.
Each ML (limited industrial) district shall be designated by the symbol “ML”
followed by a number which indicates the minimum land area, in thousands of square
feet, required for each building site.
(1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-141
Section 25-5-142. Permitted uses.
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the ML district:
(1) Agricultural products processing, minor.
(2) Airfields, heliports and private landing strips.
(3) Amusement and recreation facilities, indoor.
(4) Animal hospitals.
(5) Animal quarantine stations.
(6) Apiaries.
(7) Aquaculture activities.
(8) Automobile and truck sales and rentals.
(9) Automobile and truck storage facilities.
(10) Automobile service stations.
(11) Bakeries.
(12) Bars.
(13) Broadcasting stations.
(14) Car washing.
(15) Carpentry, hardwood products and furniture manufacturing and storage
establishments.
(16) Catering establishments.
(17) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this
Code.
(18) Cleaning and dyeing plants.
(19) Commercial parking lots and garages.
SUPP. 19 (1-2026)
25-114
North Kona § 25-8-3
1975 C.C.
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085, and
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anui 1st,anui 1st,
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, North Kona, North Kona
oma 1st, North Kona
O
General Location PuapuaNorth KonaPuapuaNorth KonaKaKaKalaoa 1st and 2nd, North KonaKaloko, North KonaKalaoa, North KonaKahuluKalaoa 1st and 2nd, North KonaKeauhou, North Kona
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SUPP. 10 (7-2021)
25A-26.2
North and South Kohala District § 25-8-7
1975 C.C.
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outh Kohala
, North Kohala, North Kohala
, Waimea, South Kohala
General Location KapuWaikoloa, South KohalaWaikoloa, South KohalaWaimea, S
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SUPP. 16 (7-2024)
25A-51
North and South Kohala District § 25-8-7
1975 C.C.
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General Location Waimea, South Kohala
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SUPP.20 (7-2026)
25A-51.1
Puna District § 25-8-22
1975 C.C.
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a, Puna
au, Punaau, Punaau, Punaau, Puna
General Location KeaKeaKeaKea
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Parag(41)(42)(43)(44)(45)
Puna District § 25-8-22
SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
25A-81
Volcano--8-23
1975 C.C.7.19(a)7.19(b)7.19(c)7.19(d)
2012)
10102020101010
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SUPP. 18 (7-2025)
25A-82
City of Hilo § 25-8-33
1975 C.C.
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General Location Hilo, South HiloHilo, South HiloCity of Hilo, South HiloCity of Hilo, South HiloSouth HiloPana
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SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
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25A-130
THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE
1983 (2016 Edition, as amended)
Update to include: Supplement 20 (7-2026)
Contains ordinances effective through: 06-30-2026
A CODIFICATION OF THE GENERAL ORDINANCES
OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
STATE OF HAWAI‘I
Office of the County Clerk
County of Hawai‘i
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
(808) 961-8255
Volume Three
INDEX
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
-- A --
See HOUSING, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING POLICY
ABANDONED CARS
See ABANDONED OR DERELICT
AGING, COUNTY EXECUTIVE ON
VEHICLES
Under supervision of managing director
2-7
ABANDONED PROPERTY
See ABANDONED OR DERELICT
AGING, OFFICE OF
VEHICLES;
Under supervision of managing director
PARKS AND RECREATION
2-7
ABANDONED OR DERELICT
AGRICULTURAL TOURISM
VEHICLES
See also ZONING
Disposal assistance program
Agricultural tourism 25-4-15
applications 20-07-21
Parking 25-4-51
disposition of vehicles 20-07-01
Plan approval application 25-2-75
established 20-07-21
Plan approval required 25-2-71
Prohibitions, by location:
in parks 15-18
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
on public highways 20-07-01,
See also DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR
24-199
CONTROL;
on public or private property
DIRECTOR OF
20-07-01
DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR
CONTROL
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT
Permits
See ZONING
applications 14-3
conditions 14-4
ADDRESSES
violation, penalty 14-6
Address numbers
Prohibited
display 14-84
minors 13-9
posting at intersections 22-5.1
public places, in certain 14-1
procedures 14-82
school buses 18-70
standards 14-83
Restricted use areas requiring permits
Street names
drink between certain hours 14-2
authority 22-5.2
drinking allowed between certain
criteria 14-86
times 14-2.1, 14-2.2
method 22-5.2
procedures 14-85
ANIMAL CONTROL AND
repository 22-5.3
PROTECTION ADMINISTRATOR
signs 14-87
See also ANIMAL CONTROL AND
ADMINISTRATION
PROTECTION AGENCY
ADVERTISING
Animal control officers 4-1-1
See also COMMERCIAL
Under supervision of managing director
SPONSORSHIP
2-7
OF COUNTY ASSET
Park areas 15-27
SUPP. 17 (1-2025)
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ANIMAL CONTROL AND
PROTECTION AGENCY
ANIMAL CONTROL AND
Certificate of public convenience and
PROTECTION AGENCY
necessity 18-13
See also ANIMAL CONTROL AND
Change services, improvements, and
PROTECTION assessment 35-33
ADMINISTRATOR; Construction code
ANIMALS; alternative materials, design, and
DOGS; methods of construction 5-11-2
DOGS, DANGEROUS appeals, generally 5-11-3
Animal control officers 4-2-4 County streets 22-8.2
Impound power 4-2-3, 4-3-1
Erosion and sedimentation control 10-6
Pounds 4-2-1, 4-2-2
Firearms, license to carry 14-119.2
Under supervision of managing Flood control requirements 27-34
director 2-7 Hydraulic fracturing 14-125
Integrated solid waste management
ANIMAL POUND 20-02-22
Administration 4-2-2 Ordinance of annexation 35-41
Established 4-2-1 Paratransit service 18-97
Impound power 4-2-3 Public access 34-15
Real property tax 19-91
ANIMALS Signs 3-38
See also DOGS Special improvement financing by
Aerial eradication unlawful 14-112 community facilities district,
Animals struck by vehicle, driver protest 32-26
duty 4-3-3 Street name, numbering or
Cruelty to animals 4-3-4 requirements 14-88
Defecation and nuisance Taxicab license 18-37.15
prohibited 4-3-6 Transient accommodations taxes 2-265
Enforcement 4-9-1 Zoning code 25-2-20, 25-2-35
Impoundment, after trespass 4-3-1
Places prohibited to animals 4-3-5 ARBORIST ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Consultation with committee 14-61
Prohibited feeding animals 4-3-7
Exceptional tree designation 14-60
Public lands, animal use restricted 15-4
Membership 14-58
Powers, duties 14-59
APIARIES
Generally accepted management
practices 4-5-4 ATTORNEYS
Nuisance 4-5-5 See CORPORATION COUNSEL;
Zoning regulations 25-4-48 PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
AUCTIONEERS
APPEALS
See also AUCTIONS
See also Pertinent chapters
Business improvement districts, protests Adverse interest prohibited 6-37
regarding establishment of district License
35-13 exceptions 6-33
Central coordinating agency 2-65 required 6-34
SUPP.20 (7-2026)
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DEFECATION
DEFECATION
Agricultural products processing, minor
Dogs, small domesticated animals 4-3-6
25-1-5
Park and recreational areas 15-30
Agricultural tourism 25-1-5
Agriculture 23-113
DEFINITIONS Agriculture use value 19-2
Abandoned vehicle 20-01-03 Air-conditioning equipment 24-130
Acceptable level of service 25-2-46 Alerting organization 7-1-1
Accessible to a sewer 21-2 Alley 23-3, 24-3, 25-1-5
Accessory building 25-1-5 Alternate energy improvement 19-82
Accessory dwelling unit 19-2, 25-1-5 Alternating current level 2 charging
Accessory structure 5-1-5, 5A-1-6, station 25-1-5
5B-1-6, 5C-1-6, 5F-1-6 Amusement and recreation facility,
Accessory use 25-1-5, 27-12 indoor 25-1-5
Address 14-80 Amusement and recreation facility,
Adopted segment 14-168 major outdoor 25-1-5
Africanized honeybee 4-5-3 And/or 1-4
Adjusted assessment base 33-2 Animal control officer 4-1-1
Adjustment rate 33-2 Animals 4-1-1
Administrative action 2-91.3 Another 3-3, 22-1.2
Administrative agency 2-91.3 Apartment 23-122
Administrative head 2-238 Apartment house 25-1-5
Administrator 7-1-1 Apiary 4-5-3, 25-1-5
Adult 14-98 Appeal 27-12
Adult day care home 25-1-5 Applicant 2-5
Adult dog 15-78 Appointing authority 2-143
Adult personal use 14-98 Approval 8-2, 34-3
Aerial device 17-2-2 Approved development 25-2-46
Aerial sign 3-3 Aquaculture 25-1-5
Aesthetic areas 15-66 Architect 5-1-5
Affected assessment unit 12-1 Area coordinator 14-67
Area mitigation 25-2-46
Affordable housing 11-3
Area of shallow flooding 27-12
Affordable housing developer 2-110
Arterial 23-3
Affordable housing income guidelines
Arterial street 24-3
11-3
Affordable rental rate 19-2 Article 5D-1-6
Affordable unit or affordable housing Articles pyrotechnic 17-2-2
unit 11-3 Assessed value of real property 35-1
Agency 1-4, 2-82, 11-3, 14-7 Assessment base 33-2
Aggressive manner 14-74 Assessment increment 33-2
Agricultural activities 25-1-5 Assessment unit 12-1
Agricultural building 5-1-5, 5A-1-6 At large 4-1-1
Agricultural/open district 3-3 Attack 4-1-1
Agricultural products processing, major Auction 6-32
25-1-5 Auctioneer 6-32
SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
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DEFINITIONS
Authority having jurisdiction Building, enclosed 5B-2-1
5-1-5, 5A-1-6, 5B-1-6, 5B-2-1, 5C-1-6, Building height 25-1-5
5D-1-6, 5E-1-6, 5F-1-6 Building line 23-3, 25-1-5
Authorized association 35-60 Building official 5A-2-1(d),
Authorized association-installed 35-60 5B-2-1(d), 5B-3-22, 5D-1-6, 14-51
Authorized emergency vehicle 24-3 Building, open 5B-2-1
Authorized person 2-26, 7-1-1, 15-3 Building or house sewer 21-2
Authorized personnel 25-1-5 Building, partially enclosed 5B-2-1
Automated sign 3-3 Building site 25-1-5
Automobile service station 25-1-5 Building site average width 25-1-5
B.O.D. (biochemical oxygen demand) Building work 5-1-5, 5A-1-6, 5B-1-6,
21-2 5C-1-6
Backfill 27-12 Bureau of conveyances 23-3
Banner 3-3 Bus 24-3
Banner permits 3-9 Business 1-4, 2-82, 3-3, 6-8, 14-20,
Bar 6-40, 14-20 20-1-03
Base flood 27-12 Business district 24-3
Base flood elevation 5A-4-2, 5B-4-2, Business establishment 3-3
5C-4-2, 5D-3-2, 5F-3-2, 27-12 Business improvement district 22-1.2,
Basement 27-12 35-1
Beach park 15-3 Business or industrial street 23-3
Bed and breakfast establishment 25-1-5 Business service 25-1-5
Bee 4-5-3 Camper 15-3
Beekeeper 4-5-3 Camping 15-3
Beginning of construction 25-1-5 Camping units 15-3
Bicycle 6-8, 24-3 Candidate 2-91.1, 2-121
Bicycle lane 24-3 Cannabis 14-98
Bicycle path 24-3 Capital costs 2-235
Bicycle route 24-3 Care home 25-1-5
Bicycle/walk path 24-3
Carport 5A-2-1(d), 5B-2-1(d)
Bikeway 24-3 Carrier 18-1
Bizarre council district shape 36-1 Cash sponsorship 2-238
Blight 33-2 Catering establishment 25-1-5
Blind 19-75 Certificate of disability 24-242
Blue light content 14-51 Certification of rental rate 19-2
Board 2-82, 17-3-1 Certified hale builder 5A-3-26
Certified medical gas installer 5F-1-6
Bodily injury 4-1-1
Bond ordinance 35-1 Certified medical gas verifier 5F-1-6
Bonds 1-4, 32-16, 35-1 Cesspool 21-2
Chapter 5A-1-6, 5B-1-6, 5C-1-6, 5D-1-6
Borrow 10-1
Charter 1-4
Bowling alley 14-20
Chief of police 14-7, 14-67, 14-115,
Breakaway walls 27-12
18-31, 22-1.2, 24-202.4
Building 1-4, 3-3, 5-1-5, 5A-2-1, 5B-1-6,
5B-2-1, 5C-1-6, 5C-2-1, 5E-1-6, City 1-4
5F-1-6, 14-20, 14-80, 22-1.2, 25-1-5 City of Hilo 23-3, 25-1-5
Building drain 5F-2-1
SUPP.20 (7-2026)
I-12
DEFINITIONS
Civil defense agency 7-1-1
Conflict of interest 2-136
Civil defense siren 25-2-46
Conforming 23-3, 25-1-5
Class I lighting 14-51
Connection 21-2
Class II lighting 14-51 Consolidation 12-30, 23-3
Class III lighting 14-51 Construction code 5-1-5, 5A-1-6, 5B-1-6,
Clerk 1-4, 32-16 5C-1-6, 5E-1-6, 5F-1-6
Coastal high hazard area 27-12 Consumer fireworks 17-2-2
This code 5A-1-6, 5B-1-6, 5C-1-6, Continuity of operations plan 7-1-1
5D-1-6, 5E-1-6, 5E-2-1(b), 5F-1-6 Continuous and regular basis 19-2
Code official 5C-2-1(d), 5E-2-1(b) Contribution 2-91.3, 2-238
Collector street 23-3 Controlled access highway 24-3
Colony 4-5-3 Controlling interest 2-82
Commercial 3-3 Convenience store 25-1-5
Commercial activity 34-12 Cool roof 5E-2-1(b)
Commercial agricultural activities 19-2 Cooperating department 12-1
Commercial agricultural use dedication Corporation counsel 22-1.2
19-2 Cost 2-5, 12-1, 32-16
Commercial bicycle tour 6-8 Costs of supplemental improvements
Commercial building 14-20 35-1
Commercial excavation 25-1-5 Costs of supplemental services and
Commercial interests 3-3 improvements 35-1
Commercial parking lot and garage Council 1-4, 2-136, 2-225, 3-3, 18-31,
25-1-5 25-1-5,31-2, 32-16, 33-2
Commercial/industrial district 3-3 Council district deviation 36-1
Commercially viable agricultural County 1-4, 2-167, 2-225, 14-160, 19-2,
operation 19-2 30-3, 32-16, 33-2, 35-1
Commission 2-198, 18-1, 18-31, 20-1-3, County asset 2-238
21-2, 25-1-5, 36-1 County building code 17-2-2
Commissioner 36-1 County clerk 35-1
Committee 2-121 County engineer 24-3
County environmental report 25-1-5
Common driveway approach 22-1.2
County facility 20-1-3
Common element 23-122
County facility users 20-1-3
Community facilities district 32-16
County fire code 17-2-2, 17-3-1
Community food sustainability use 19-2
Community of interest or community of County general plan 23-3
common interest 36-1 County highway 14-67
Community storm shelter 5A-3-24 County park and recreational facility
Compensation 2-82 15-91
Completion 25-6-31 County street 14-168
Compostable 20-1-3 Cracking 36-1
Comprehensive emergency management Crematorium 25-1-5
plan 7-1-1 Critical road area 25-2-46
Condominium 23-122 Crop production 25-1-5
Condominium property regime 23-122 Crosswalk 24-3
Condominium unit 12-1 Cruise or cruising 18-31
SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
I-13
DEFINITIONS
Cul-de-sac 23-3 Disaster 7-1-1
Cultural 17-2-2 Disaster relief 2-247
Customer 20-1-3 Disaster relief funds 2-247
Cut 10-1 Disease 4-5-3
Damage to the road 24-157 Disorderly conduct 15-9
Dangerous dog 4-1-1, 15-78 Display 17-2-2
Data processing facility 25-1-5 Display case 3-3
Date of classification 19-2 Display fireworks 17-2-2
Day care center 25-1-5 Disposable food service ware 20-1-3
DBEDT 31-2 Distribute 14-137
De minimis structure position District 1-4, 3-3, 8-2, 22-1.2, 32-16, 35-1,
discrepancy 25-1-5 35-60
Dead-end street 23-3 District association 22-1.2, 35-1
Deaf 19-75 District board 35-1
Debt 32-16 District engineer 23-3, 24-3
Declaration 23-122 District-wide publication
Dedicated lands 19-2 dispensing rack permit 22-1.2
Dedication 34-3 Diversified agriculture 19-2
Default 21-38 Divided highway 24-3
Density 25-1-5 Dog park 15-78
Department 2-136, 2-198, 2-225, 3-3, Donations 2-161
14-120, 14-137, 14-160, 14-168, 15-3, Drainage facility 27-12
17-2-2, 20-01-03, 24-221 Drilling operation 14-120
Deputies 2-143 Driver 18-56
Derelict vehicle 20-1-3 Driveway 22-1.2
Design commission 3-3 Driveway approach 22-1.2
Designated agency 30-3 Duplex and double-family dwelling
Designated bank 21-38 19-2, 25-1-5
Designated costs of issuing the Dwelling 5-1-5, 5A-1-6, 5B-1-6, 5C-1-6,
refunding bonds 32-69, 35-56
5D-1-6, 5E-1-6, 5F-1-6, 25-1-5
Designated historic and archaeological Dwelling unit 5-1-5, 5D-1-6, 5E-1-6, 5F-
sites 10-1 1-6, 8-2, 19-2, 25-1-5
Designee 1-4 Easement 23-3, 34-3
Developer 23-122 Economic benefit 19-77
Development 27-12 Egress roof access window 5B-3-3
Development agreement 30-3 Elective 2-91.1
Devices 14-7 Electric vehicle 24-245.4, 25-1-5
Direct current fast charger 25-1-5 Electric vehicle charging station
Director 2-136, 2-198, 2-225, 2-247, 2- 24-245.4, 25-1-5
260, 3-3, 5-1-5, 5F-1-6, 6-32, 8-2, 14- Electrical utility 5D-1-6
80, 14-120, 14-160, 14-168, 15-3, 18- Electrical wiring 5-1-5, 5D-1-6
31, 19-2, 20-1-3, 21-2, 22-1.2, 23-3, Electrical work 5-1-5, 5D-1-6
Electronic smoking devices 14-20
25-1-5, 32-16, 33-2, 34-3, 35-60
Eligible buyer 11-3
Director of finance 18-1
Director of transportation 23-3 Emergency 7-1-1, 15-91, 24-3
Directory sign 3-3
SUPP.20 (7-2026)
I-14
DEFINITIONS
Emergency management 7-1-1
Farm plan 19-2
Emergency responders 24-167.1 Farm subdivision 23-113
Employee 1-4, 2-82, 14-7 Farmers market 25-1-5
Enclosed or partially enclosed area(s) Federal credit union 19-89.2
14-20 Feed 4-3-7(c)
Encroachment 27-12 Feed crops and fast rotation forestry
Encumbrance 2-12.1 19-2
Energy-saving device 25-1-5 Feral 4-3-7(c)
Enforcement officer 15-78, 24-242 Fertilizers 19-2
Engineer 5-1-5, 5E-1-6, 5F-1-6, 10-1, Fifteen mile radius 11-3
22-1.2, 23-3 Fill 10-1, 27-12
Engineer’s soils report 10-1 Fill material 27-12
Environmental impact statement 25-1-5 Finance director 22-1.2
Equipment 2-238 Financial interest 2-82
Equivalent population 21-2 Financing supplemental services and
Erected 25-1-5 improvements by a district or
Erosion 10-1 financing supplemental services and
Excavation 10-1 improvements 35-1
Exceptional trees 14-57 Fire chief 17-1-4, 17-2-2, 17-3-1
Executive agency 1-4 Fire code 5A-2-1(d), 5B-2-1(d)
Existing building 5-1-5, 5A-2-1(d), Fire department 17-1-4
5B-1-6, 5C-1-6, 5E-1-6, 5F-1-6 Firecrackers 17-2-2
Existing manufactured home park or Fireworks 17-2-2
subdivision 27-12 Fireworks code 17-3-1
Existing structure 5-1-5, 5B-1-6, 5C-1-6, First user 5B-3-22
5F-1-6 Fiscal impact statement 2-12.7
Expansion to an existing manufactured Flag lot 25-1-5
home park or subdivision 27-12 Flood elevation determination 27-12
Expenditure 2-91.3 Flood elevation study or flood study
Expressive activities 15-35 27-12
Flood, flooding, or flood water 27-12
Extension 21-2
Extra inspection 5-7-5 Flood insurance rate map (FIRM) 27-12
Facilities, improvements or special Flood insurance study 27-12
improvements 32-16 Flood or flooding 5B-4-2, 5C-4-2, 5D-3-2,
Facility 2-238 5F-3-2
Factory-built home 5-1-5 Flood protection system 27-12
Factory-built housing 5B-3-22 Floodplain administrator 27-12
Fair market value 8-2 Floodplain management 27-12
Family 5A-2-1(d), 5B-2-1(d), 5C-2-1(d), Floodplain management regulations
25-1-5 27-12
Family child care home 25-1-5 Floodplain or flood-prone area 27-12
Farm 25-1-5 Floodproofing 27-12
Farm animals 4-1-1 Floodway fringe 27-12
Farm dwelling 19-2, 25-1-5 Floodway or regulatory floodway 27-12
Farm equipment 19-2 Floor area, gross 25-1-5
SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
I-15
DEFINITIONS
Floor area, net 25-1-5
Gun 14-7
Flyover barrier 4-5-3
Habitable space 5E-2-1(b)
Food manufacturing and processing
Half street 23-3
facility 25-1-5 Handbill 14-141
Food packaging 20-1-3 Handicapped 18-1
Food providers 20-1-3 Handler 15-78
For nonprofit purposes 19-77 Hardship 27-12
Fracturing or cracking 36-1 Health officer 5F-2-1(c)
Fraud and victimization 27-12 Highest adjacent grade 27-12
Freeboard 27-12 Highway 24-3
Front yard 25-1-5 Historic preservation 2-225
Frontage 25-1-5 Historic properties 2-225
Fuel cell electric vehicle 24-245.4, Historic structure 27-12
25-1-5 Hive 4-5-3
Fully shielded 14-51 Home improvement center 25-1-5
Functional forests 19-59 Home occupation 25-1-5
Functionally dependent use 27-12 Homeownership counselor 11-3
Funeral home or funeral parlor 25-1-5 Honeybee 4-5-3
Funeral services 25-1-5 Hospital 25-1-5
Future width lines 25-1-5 Hotel 8-2, 14-20, 25-1-5
Gang cesspool 21-2 Household hennery 25-1-5
Garage 5B-2-1(d) Housing infrastructure costs 2-235
Garbage 21-2 Humane society 4-1-1
Garbage, properly shredded 21-2 Hurricane-prone regions 5A-3-25
General floodplain 27-12 Hydraulic fracturing 14-120
Genetic engineering 14-91 IAPMO 5F-1-6
Genetically engineered 14-129 IBC 5A-1-6
Gerrymander 36-1 ICC 5A-1-6, 5B-1-6, 5C-1-6, 5E-1-6
Gifts 2-161 ICC section 5E-1-6
Golf cart 24-176 Ideal council district’s population 36-1
IECC 5E-1-6
Golf cart crossing 24-176
Illuminated sign 3-3
Golf course maintenance vehicle 24-176
Immediate family member 2-82
Governmental entity or agency 30-3
Immediate vicinity of a project 25-2-46
Grading 10-1
Grant 2-136 Import 17-2-2
Graphic design 3-3 Improvement area 32-16
Grease 21-2 Improvement district 12-1
Grease traps 21-2 In-kind sponsorship 2-238
Gross negligence 2-167 Incidental expense 32-16
Ground sign 3-3 Incidental expenses of a district 35-1
Group living facility 25-1-5 Incidentals 12-1
Group of structures 5A-3-26 Income 2-91.1
Grubbing 10-1 Increment 21-38
Guaranteed borrower 21-38 Indigenous Hawaiian architecture
Guest house 25-1-5 structures 5A-3-26
Guest ranch 25-1-5 Indirect lighting 3-3
Guided bicycle tour 6-8 Individual 14-51
SUPP. 19 (1-2026)
I-16
DEFINITIONS
Industrial wastes 21-2
Lobbying 2-91.3
Infiltration 21-2
Lobbyist 2-91.3
Inflow 21-2
Local mitigation 25-2-46
Insert 35-60 Location 35-60
Insignia of approval 5B-3-22 Lodge 25-1-5
Inspection 2-5 Lodging unit 8-2
Install 35-60 Loft 5B-3-3
Installation 5B-3-22 Loitering 7-1-1
Integrated preparedness plan 7-1-1 Long-term commercial agricultural
Integrated solid waste management use dedication 19-2
(ISWM) 20-1-3 Long-term rental 19-2
Intensive agriculture 19-2 Long-term resilience 2-247
Intentionally 1-11, 14-74 Lot 3-3, 23-3, 25-1-5, 34-3
Interior lot line 25-1-5 Lot line 25-1-5
International building code 5-1-5 Lot width 25-1-5
Intersection 24-3 Lower-income household 2-75
Intoxicating liquor 13-8 Lowest floor 27-12
Inundation level 5D-1-6 Lowest law enforcement priority 14-98
Issuing agency 24-242 Machine or device for reproducing sound
Junkyard 25-1-5 14-17
Kailua Industrial Subdivision 3-3 Main 21-2
Kailua Village core 3-3 Main building 25-1-5
Kennel 25-1-5 Major disaster 5-7-3
Kitchen 25-1-5 Majority 35-1
Knowingly 14-74 Manager 23-3
Kuleana land 19-89.5 Manufacture 5B-3-22
Land mobile radio system 7-1-1 Manufactured home 27-12
Land or parcel of land 35-1 Manufactured home park or subdivision
Land surveyor 10-1 27-12
Land use 25-1-5 Manufacturing, processing and
packaging, general 25-1-5
Landing platform 5B-3-3
Manufacturing, processing and
Landowner or owner of land 32-16, 35-1
packaging, light 25-1-5
Landscaping 19-80
Marginal access street or service road
Lateral 21-2
Law enforcement officer 14-115 23-3
Lease 2-110 Marijuana 14-98
Legislative action 2-91.3 Market value 19-2, 27-12
Levee 27-12 Marquee 3-3
Levee system 27-12 Marquee sign 3-3
Level of service 25-2-46 Materials 20-1-3
License 17-2-2 May 1-4
Limited common element 23-122 Mayor 1-4, 2-225
Litter 14-141, 24-161 Mean sea level 27-12
Livestock 4-1-1, 25-1-5 Medical clinic 25-1-5
Livestock production 25-1-5
SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
I-17
DEFINITIONS
Meeting facility 25-1-5
Net taxable real property 19-90
Minimum building site area 23-122
Networked 25-1-5
Minimum necessary 27-12
New construction 17-1-4, 27-12
Minimum risk products and methods New manufactured home park or
15-91 subdivision 27-12
Minor 13-8 Newspaper 14-141
Minor street 23-3 NFPA 5D-1-6, 17-1-4
Nightclub 14-20
Minority population 36-1
Mitigation 7-1-1, 25-2-46 Non-mineral sunscreen 14-30
Mobile dwelling 25-1-5 Nonconforming building or parcel
Mobile electronic device 24-167.1 25-1-5
Mobile home 6-25 Nonconforming use 25-1-5
Mobile home park 6-25 Nondedicated agricultural use
Mobility device 15-78 assessment 19-2
Moderate-income household 2-75 Nonprofit or limited distribution
Monetary gain 19-77 mortgager 19-87
Month 1-4 Nonprofit organization 2-110, 2-136,
Moped 24-3 2-247
Mortuary 25-1-5 Oath 1-4
Motor vehicle 24-3 Obnoxious substance 14-7
Motorcycle 24-3 Obstruction 27-12
Motorscooter 24-3 Occupancy 25-2-46
Mountain 34-3 Occupant 1-4
Movie or television production 17-2-2 Occupation 24-221
Multi-hazard mitigation plan 7-1-1 Occupiable space 5E-2-1(b)
Multifamily dwelling 5-1-5, 14-20 Off-leash area 15-78
Multiple loading 18-31 Office of Housing and Community
Multiple-family development or Development (OHCD) 11-3
development 34-3 Officer 1-4, 2-82
Multiple-family dwelling 25-1-5 Official act 2-82, 24-3
Official action 2-82
Must 1-4
Official authority 2-82
Naloxone 6-40
Official County street name 22-1.2
Native forests 19-59
Official traffic-control device 24-3
Natural outlet 21-2
NEC 5D-1-6 On-leash area 15-78
Negligently 4-1-1 One-hundred-year flood 27-12
Neighborhood electric vehicle 24-245.4, One-hundred-year floodplain 27-12
25-1-5 One mile 14-113
Neighborhood watch 14-67 One person, one vote 36-1
Neighborhood watch sign 14-67 Open air 14-129
Nepotism 2-136 Open areas 15-66
Net free vent area 5-84 Open spaces 19-80
Net taxable buildings 19-90 Open to the public 14-20
Net taxable lands 19-90 Operate 1-4
SUPP. 19 (1-2026)
I-18
DEFINITIONS
Operate a motor vehicle 24-167.1 Personal care service 5A-2-1(d)
Operator or driver 24-3 Personal services establishment 25-1-5
Orchards 19-2 Pesticide 15-91
Ordinance of annexation 35-1 pH 21-2
Ordinance of consideration 35-1 Picnicker 15-3
Ordinance terminating the district 35-1 Picnicking 15-3
Ordinances 1-4 Piggery 25-1-5
Others 3-3 Placard 24-242
Outdoor lighting fixture 14-51 Place of public accommodation 25-1-5
Outside plant 19-53.1 Plan 36-1
Overburden 10-1 Plan approval 25-1-5
Owner 1-4, 4-1-1, 5-1-5, 12-1, 19-48, Plan lines for future streets 25-1-5
19-58, 19-80, 21-38, 24-3 Planning commission 28-5, 34-3
Owner-builder 5-1-5, 5A-1-6, 5B-1-6, Planning director 22-1.2
5C-1-6 Plant or structure 19-53.1
Packing 36-1 Plant pestilence 14-129
Painted window signs 3-3 Plastic checkout bag 20-1-3
Paratransit service 18-94 Plasticity 10-1
Park area 15-3 Plat 23-3
Park or parking 24-3 Plug 25-1-5
Parking permit 24-242 Plumbing work 5-1-5, 5F-1-6
Parks and playgrounds 8-2 Pole trailer 24-3
Parkway 23-3 Police officer 4-1-1, 14-67, 24-3
Partially shielded 14-51 Political party 2-121
Participant 14-168 Polystyrene foam 20-1-3
Passenger car 24-3 Portable appliances 5-1-5, 5D-1-6
Passenger for hire 18-31 Portable sign 3-3
Pasture and slow rotation forestry 19-2 Poultry 4-1-1
Pedestrian 24-3 Practicable 36-1
Pedestrian way 3-3, 23-3, 25-1-5
Pre-existing lot 23-3
Pedicab 24-186.2 Preceding and following 1-4
Permanent 17-2-2 Premium 12-1
Permanent fireworks storage building or Prepared food 20-1-3
structure 17-2-2 Prevention 7-1-1
Permanent resident 36-1 Primary airport 25-1-5
Permit 5-1-5, 5A-1-6, 5B-1-6, 5C-1-6, Primary frontal dune 27-12
5D-1-6, 5E-1-6, 5F-1-6, 17-2-2, 35-60 Principal 30-3
Permit period 35-60 Principal structure 27-12
Permittee 10-1, 35-60 Private entity 24-242
Perquisite 2-136 Private garage 5B-2-1(d)
Person 1-4, 2-91.3, 2-167, 2-238, 3-3, Private, nondedicated, non-surrendered
4-1-1, 5-1-5, 5A-1-6, 5B-1-6, 5C-1-6, roads 14-160
5D-1-6, 5E-1-6, 5F-1-6, 6-25, 14-45, Private premises 14-141
14-91, 14-129, 14-137, 14-154, 22-1.2, Private road 20-1-3
23-3, 30-3, 34-12 Private road or private driveway 24-3
Person with a disability 24-242
SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
I-19
DEFINITIONS
Private security officer 14-115
Publication dispensing rack space or
Private street 14-80, 23-3
space 35-60
Professional 2-225
Publication dispensing rack space
Program 2-238, 14-168 permits 22-1.2
Prohibited materials 20-01-03 Publisher 35-60
Project 23-122 Puppy 15-78
Project area 25-2-46 Pyrotechnic composition or pyrotechnic
Project costs 33-2 contents 17-2-2
Projecting sign 3-3 Qualified business 31-2
Proof of age 14-137 Qualified households 11-3
Property 19-2, 19-53.1, 33-2 Qualified person 5D-1-6
Property for hire 18-31 Qualified resident 11-3
Property or real property 14-154, 19-2 Qualified returning student 11-3
Property owner 14-154 Qualified worker 11-3
Proprietor 1-4 Radioactive material or substance 14-45
Protection 7-1-1 Reachable 25-1-5
Protective eyewear 24-3 Real property 2-110, 19-2
Provide land in perpetuity 8-2 Real property owned and occupied as a
Provisional tax increment district 33-2 principal home 19-71
Provocation 4-1-1 Reallocation 35-60
Public access 34-3 Rear lot line 25-1-5
Public highway(s) 6-8, 18-1, 20-01-03, Rear yard 25-1-5
34-3 Reasonable assumptions 25-2-46
Public holiday 24-3 Recombinant DNA 14-91
Public mountain area 34-3 Reconstructed vehicle 24-3
Public place 1-4, 13-8, 14-74, 14-141 Recoverable expenses 2-167, 14-152
Public property 20-01-03 Recovery 7-1-1
Public purpose 2-136 Recreational activity 34-3
Public recreation 19-80 Recreational area 15-3
Public sewer 21-2 Recreational facilities 15-66
Recreational vehicle 15-3, 27-12
Public shoreline area 34-3
Recyclable 20-01-03
Public street and public highway 34-3
Recycling center 25-1-5
Public thoroughfare 24-176
Red flag warning 17-2-2
Public use, public building and public
structure 25-1-5 Redistribution 17-2-2
Public utilities 19-53.1 Redistricting 36-1
Public utility 5A-3-3, 19-89 Redistricting cycle 36-1
Public works or public improvements Refuse 14-149
33-2 Region 36-1
Publication 2-105, 35-60 Register or registration 14-129
Publication dispenser permits 22-3.1 Regulatory employee 2-91.1
Publication dispensing device 35-60 Regulatory floodway 27-12
Publication dispensing rack enclosure or Regulatory inspection 5-1-5
enclosure 35-60 Release 14-91
Publication dispensing rack insert 35-60
SUPP.20 (7-2026)
I-20
DEFINITIONS
Remnant 2-110
Sedimentation 10-1
Removable windshield placard 24-242
Self-directed revocable living trust
Rentable unit 25-1-5
21-38
Repair establishment, major 25-1-5 Self-storage facility 25-1-5
Repair establishment, minor 25-1-5 Semi-trailer 24-3
Repetitive loss structure 27-12 Senior citizen 18-1
Rescue operation 2-167 Separation 5A-3-26
Reserve strip 23-3 Serious bodily injury 4-1-1
Residence 14-113 Serious injury 4-1-1
Resident population 8-2 Service bureau 2-121
Residential care/assisted living facilities Service business or calling 31-2
5A-2-1(d) Setback 5A-3-26
Residential district 3-3, 24-3 Sewage 21-2
Residential tier one property 19-90 Sewage treatment plant 21-2
Residential tier three property 19-90 Sewage works, sewer system, or sewer
Residential tier two property 19-90 21-2
Response 7-1-1 Sewer system improvement district 12-1
Responsible department 12-1 Shall 1-4
Responsible director or manager 12-1 Shared-ride taxi 18-31
Responsible party 5-1-5 Shared-use or multi-use park 15-78
Resort area 25-1-5 Sheet flow area 27-12
Resort subdivision 23-3 Shell, cartridge, or bomb 14-7
Restaurant 14-20, 25-1-5 Shipper 17-2-2
Retail establishment 25-1-5 Shoreline 34-3
Retail tobacco store 14-20 Short-term commercial agricultural use
Reversed corner lot 23-3 dedication 19-2
Reversed frontage lot 23-3 Short-term vacation rental 25-1-5
Rider 18-94 Side yard 25-1-5
Right-of-way 23-3, 24-3 Sidewalk 1-4, 22-1.2, 23-3, 24-3, 35-60
Riverine 27-12 Sidewalk use permits 22-3.1
Sign 3-3
Road maintenance organization
Single-family dwelling 19-2, 25-1-5
19-104.1(d)
Single stack vent system 5F-2-1(c)
Road taxi stand 18-31
Road tractor 24-3 Siren 24-3
Roadway 22-1.2, 23-3, 24-3 Site 5B-3-22
Roof sign 3-3 Sleeping unit 5B-2-1(d)
Safety glass 18-1 Smoke or smoking 14-20
Safety zone 24-3 Socio-economic group 36-1
Sand dunes 27-12 Soil amendments 19-2
Sanitary engineer 23-3 Soil and water conservation districts
Sanitary landfill 20-01-03 10-1
Sanitary sewer 21-2 Solar water heater 19-2
School 25-1-5 Soliciting 14-74
School bus 18-56, 24-3 Solid tire 24-3
School bus operator 18-56 Solid waste 20-01-03
Section 5A-1-6, 5E-1-6, 5F-1-6
SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
I-21
DEFINITIONS
Solid waste management 20-01-03 Subject roads 14-160
Special activity permits 22-3.1 Substantial bodily injury 4-1-1
Special duty 2-171 Substantial damage 5-3-3, 27-12
Special event 25-1-5 Substantial improvement 27-12
Special flood hazard area 5A-4-2, Successional forests 19-59
5B-4-2, 5C-4-2, 5D-3-2, 5F-3-2, 27-12 Sunscreen 14-30
Special hazard vehicle 24-3 Supplemental improvements 35-1
Special improvement, improvement, the Supplemental services and improvement
making of a special improvement, area 35-1
make any special improvement 12-1 Supplemental services and
Special inspection 5-1-5 improvements 35-1
Special interest areas 15-66 Surveyor 23-3, 25-1-5
Special license plates 24-242 Suspended solids 21-2
Special mobile equipment 24-3 SWD 20-01-03
Specially constructed vehicle 24-3 SWD facility 20-01-03
Speed hump 14-160, 22-1.2 Swill 14-149
Speed limit 24-3 Table 5A-1-6
Sponsor 2-238 Targeted area 33-2
Sponsorship 2-238 Tax increment 33-2
Sponsorship agreement 2-238 Tax increment bonds 33-2
Sponsorship recognition 2-238 Tax increment district or district 33-2
Stakeholder preparedness review 7-1-1 Tax increment financing plan or
Stand or standing 24-3 financing plan 33-2
Standard of fairness principles 36-1 Tax increment fund or fund 33-2
Start of construction 27-12 Tax year 19-47
State 1-4, 2-225, 20-01-03, 27-12 Taxi or taxicab 18-1
State credit union 19-89.2 Taxicab 18-1, 18-31, 24-3
State fire code 17-2-2 Taxicab company 18-31
State of disaster or emergency 7-1-1 Taxicab driver 18-31
Statutes 1-4
Telecommunication antenna 25-1-5
Sterilized dog 4-1-1 Telecommunication tower or tower
Stockpiling 10-1 25-1-5
Stop (when required) 24-3 Temporary fireworks storage building or
Stop or stopping (when prohibited) 24-3 structure 17-2-2
Store 14-45, 17-2-2 Temporary painted window sign 3-3
Storm drainage facility 12-1 Temporary removable windshield
Stray 4-1-1 placard 24-242
Street 1-4, 3-3, 14-80, 22-1.2, 23-3, 24-3, Temporary sign 3-3
25-1-5 Tenant 1-4
Street frontage 3-3, 25-1-5 Theater 25-1-5
Street plug 23-3 Threat and hazard identification and
Structural observation 5A-2-1(d) risk assessment 7-1-1
Structure 5-1-5, 25-1-5, 27-12 Through highway 24-3
Structures 15-66 Through lot 23-3
Student 18-1
Time share unit 25-1-5
Subdivided land 23-3
Subdivider 8-2, 23-3
Subdivision 8-2, 21-2, 34-3
SUPP. 19 (1-2026)
I-22
REAL PROPERTY TAXES
claims for certain exemptions
liability for taxes, etc. 19-51
19-68
Foreclosures
commercial agricultural use See herein LIENS, FORECLOSURE
19-2, 19-60 Hearings and subpoenas 19-5
credit unions 19-89.2 Housing and homelessness programs,
crop shelters 19-79 revenue appropriated to 19-90
deaf, persons who are 19-75 Liens, foreclosure
disabled, persons who are totally foreclosure
19-73, 19-75 cotenants’ rights 19-37
enterprise zones 19-89.3 generally 19-37
exempt real property, lessees of surplus money, disposition 19-45
19-85 foreclosure without suit
hansen’s disease, persons affected costs 19-43
by 19-74 notice of sale 19-38
Hawai‘i island housing trust postponement of sale 19-40, 19-41
19-89.4 public auction 19-38
Hawaiian home lands 19-89 Mail, timely mailing treated as timely
historic residential real property, filing and payment 19-6
dedicated for preservation Notices
19-89.1 how given 19-16
homes 19-71, 19-72 mistakes and names on notices do
hospitals, nursing homes 19-77 not invalidate assessments 19-29
kuleana lands 19-89.5 notice of assessment
labor unions 19-77 See herein ASSESSMENTS
low and moderate-income housing Payments
19-87, 19-88 partial payment of taxes 19-23
native forest 19-59 tax bills, payments and penalties
nonprofit corporations 19-77 19-30 et seq.
nonprofit medical, hospital Rates
indemnity associations determination of rates, process
19-90
19-76
imposition of real property taxes
public use 19-77
pulp and paper, property on reclassification 19-49
used in manufacture of 19-78 minimum real property tax 19-90
schools, colleges 19-77 nontaxable property 19-67
united states property, leased residential tax tiers 19-46.1, 19-90
under national housing act tax base and rate 19-46
19-86 Records
urban districts, dedicated land in adjustment 19-22
19-80 evidence, tax records as 19-19
veterans, disabled or open to public 19-18
unemployable 19-73
water tanks 19-81
Fiduciaries
SUPP. 16 (7-2024)
I-49
REALPROPERTYTAXES
Records open to public 19-18
Final plan
Remissions
challenges to 36-11
acquisition by government 19-35
written report 36-10
cases of certain disasters 19-36 Plan deviation
Returns council district, maximum 36-6
corporations and co-partnerships, total 36-5
returns by 19-15 Redistricting criteria
failure to file, consequence 19-12 additional 36-4
fiduciaries, returns by 19-14 established 36-3
notice 19-11, 19-16
signing 19-13
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION
Tax bills
See also REDISTRICTING
adjustments and refunds 19-22 Establishing boundaries, criteria
assessment of unreturned or omitted 36-3, 36-4
property 19-33 Final plan 36-10
billing and delinquent dates 19-31 Training 36-2
delinquent taxes
mail to persons assessed 19-30 REFUSE
records 19-9 See SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
uncollectible, list of 19-9
penalty for delinquency 19-32 RESCUE EXPENSES
Tax credits Gross negligence 2-168
administration 19-105 Recovery of expenses 2-169
private road 19-104.1
solar water heater 19-104 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE
Tax deeds See also BUILDING CODE;
evidence, as 19-44 CONSTRUCTION
redemption 19-42 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE;
Tax maps EXISTING BUILDING CODE;
director to provide tax maps 19-3 INTERNATIONAL
RESIDENTIAL CODE
Valuations
Compliance required 5B-1-7
consideration in fixing 19-53
Inspections
land classifications 19-53
See under CONSTRUCTION
RECYCLABLE OR COMPOSTABLE ADMINISTRATIVE
FOOD SERVICE WARE CODE
See POLYSTYRENE FOAM FOOD International residential code 2018
CONTAINERS Edition
adopted by reference 5B-2-1
amendments to 5B-2-1
REDISTRICTING
appendices
See also REDISTRICTING
adopted 5B-3-2
COMMISSION
Alternate plan appendix Q; Tiny Houses 5B-3-3
consideration 36-8 appendix U; factory-built housing
public, proposed by 36-7 5B-3-22
Commissioner training 36-2
SUPP.20 (7-2026)
I-50
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Provisions
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B
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Building Code
Electrical Code
Administrative
Plumbing Code
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1 2 34 5
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SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
T-6.1
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Fire
Land
Minors
TITLE
Control
Welfare
General
Housing
ReservedPlanning
Parks and
Recreation
Businesses
Emergency
CHAPTER
Erosion and
Disaster and
ManagementDedication of
Improvements
Sedimentation
by Assessments
6 7 8 9
1011121314151617
NO.
CHAPTER
SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
T-6.2
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2029
2028
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Public
TrafficTraffic
Sewers
TITLE
Schedules
Integrated
CHAPTER
Solid Waste
SubdivisionsVehicles and
Management
Real Property
County Streets
Transportation
1819202122232424
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SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
T-6.3
2030
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Zoning
TITLE
Reserved
CHAPTER
Flood Control
Zoning Annex
25252627
NO.
CHAPTER
SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
T-6.4
ORD. EFFECTIVE CODE
DESCRIPTION
NO.DATESECTION
25-82 11-24-25 Capital improvements budget --
25-83 11-24-25 Capital improvements budget --
25-84 11-24-25 Operating budget --
25-85 12-09-25 Household henneries 25-1-5, 25-4-18,
25-5-3, 25-5-22,
25-5-32, 25-5-42,
25-5-52
25-86 12-09-25 Operating budget --
25-87 12-09-25 Operating budget --
25-88 12-09-25 Veterans advisory committee 15-62
25-89 12-24-25 Capital improvements budget --
25-90 12-24-25 Appointment of the Civil Defense 7-1-2 to 7-1-7
Administrator
25-91 12-24-25 Operating budget --
25-92 12-24-25 Transient accommodations --
(Amends Ord 25-50 Eff 07-01-26)
25-93 12-24-25 Operating budget --
25-94 12-24-25 Operating budget --
25-95 12-24-25 Operating budget --
25-96 12-24-25 Operating budget --
2026
ORD. EFFECTIVE CODE
DESCRIPTION
NO. DATESECTION
26-1 01-02-26 Operating budget --
26-2 01-02-26 Operating budget --
26-3 01-20-27 Plastic and polystyrene waste 20-01-03, 20-05-
01 to 20-05-05
26-4 01-28-26 Operating budget --
26-5 01-28-26 No parking at anytime24-280
26-6 02-04-26 Operating budget --
26-7 02-04-26 City of Hilo Zone Map ZA
26-8 02-11-26 Limitation on homeowner assessment 19-53
26-9 02-11-26 Fire code 17-1-1 to 17-1-7,
17-1-21 to 17-1-23
26-10 02-18-26 Operating budget --
26-11 02-18-26 Operating budget --
26-12 03-11-26 Dwellings 25-5-132
26-13 03-11-26 Operating budget --
26-14 03-11-26 Operating budget --
26-15 03-11-26 Operating budget --
SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
T-47
ORD. EFFECTIVE CODE
DESCRIPTION
NO.DATESECTION
26-16 03-11-26 Operating budget --
26-17 03-11-26 Operating budget --
26-18 03-11-26 North and South Kohala Districts Zone ZA
Map
26-19 03-11-26 North Kona Zone Map ZA
26-20 03-11-26 North Kona Zone Map ZA
26-21 03-25-26 Waimea, South Kohala SLUB
26-22 03-25-26 North and South Kohala Districts Zone ZA
Map
26-23 03-25-26 Residential tax rate tiers 19-46.1, 19-90
26-2404-27-26No parking at anytime24-280
26-2504-27-26City of Hilo Zone MapZA
26-26 04-27-26 City of Hilo Zone Map ZA
26-27 04-27-26 Operating budget --
26-28 04-27-26 Operating budget --
26-29 04-27-26 Operating budget --
26-30 05-11-26 Puna District Zone Map ZA
26-31 05-11-26 Commercial activity in county park 15-20
areas
26-32 05-11-26 Operating budget --
26-33 05-11-26 Operating budget --
26-34 05-11-26 Operating budget --
26-35 05-11-26 Establishment of an adopt-a-county-14-168 to 14-176
street program
26-36 05-21-26 Operating budget --
26-37 07-01-26 Salary Ordinance of 2026--
26-38 05-27-26 Operating budget --
26-39 05-27-26 Operating budget --
26-40 06-04-26 Names TMKNo. (3) 6-6-001:010 as 14-1, 15-68.1
“Laelae Park” and prohibits
intoxicating liquors at park
26-41 06-04-26 Operating budget --
26-42 06-04-26 Capital improvements budget --
26-43 06-04-26 Operating budget --
26-44 07-01-26 Operating budget FY 2026-2027 --
26-45 07-01-26 Capital improvements budget --
FY 2026-2027
26-46 06-26-26 Hawai‘i General Plan 2045 --
26-47 -- Charter amendment (Office of the --
County Auditor)
26-48 06-26-26 Operating budget --
SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
T-48
ORD. EFFECTIVE CODE
DESCRIPTION
NO.DATESECTION
26-49 06-30-26 Operating budget --
26-50 06-30-26 Operating budget --
26-51 06-30-26 Transient accommodations --
(Amends Ord 25-50 and Ord 25-92
Eff 09-01-26)
26-52 06-30-36 Operating budget --
SUPP. 20 (7-2026)
T-49