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Unofficial Online Version: Hawaiʻi County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended)
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ORDINANCE NO.	TITLE	EFFECTIVE DATE
24-1	AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 9, SECTION 2-40 AND ADDING A NEW ARTICLE TO CHAPTER 14 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO IMPROVING, GRADING, REPAIRING, OR CONSTRUCTION WORK UPON PRIVATE, NONDEDICATED, AND NON-SURRENDERED ROADS.	01-23-25

Unofficial Online Version

Hawaiʻi County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended)
Includes Supplement 16.

In addition, this version has been updated to include ordinances through 24-68, effective 09/23/24.

Note: additional ordinances may have become effective since this date.

Part	Updated
Preface (PDF)	6/30/16
Table of Contents (PDF)	12/31/23
Table of Abbreviations (PDF)	06/30/16
Chapter 1 General Provisions (PDF)	06/30/16
Chapter 2 Administration (PDF)	09/30/24
Chapter 3 Signs (PDF)	08/17/20
Chapter 4 Animals (PDF)	10/15/24
Chapter 5 Construction Administrative Code (PDF)	09/30/24
Chapter 5A Building Code (PDF)	09/08/21
Chapter 5B Residential Building Code (PDF)	08/27/24
Chapter 5C Existing Building Code (PDF)	09/08/21
Chapter 5D Electrical Code (PDF)	09/08/21
Chapter 5E Energy Conservation Code (PDF)	09/08/21
Chapter 5F Plumbing Code (PDF)	090/8/21
Chapter 6 Businesses (PDF)	09/30/24
Chapter 7 Disaster and Emergency Management (PDF)	10/27/22
Chapter 8 Dedication of Land (PDF)	06/30/16
Chapter 9 Electricity (PDF)	08/17/20
Chapter 10 Erosion and Sedimentation Control (PDF)	06/30/16
Chapter 11 Housing (PDF)	08/27/24
Chapter 12 Improvements by Assessments (PDF)	01/30/20
Chapter 13 Minors (PDF)	06/30/16
Chapter 14 General Welfare (PDF)	08/27/24
Chapter 15 Parks and Recreation (PDF)	09/30/24
Chapter 16 Planning (PDF)	09/30/24
Chapter 17 Fire (PDF)	01/13/23
Chapter 18 Public Transportation (PDF)	08/31/22
Chapter 19 Real Property Taxes (PDF)	08/27/24
Chapter 20 Integrated Solid Waste Management (PDF)	09/30/24
Chapter 21 Sewers (PDF)	06/30/19
Chapter 22 County Streets (PDF)	06/30/19
Chapter 23 Subdivisions (PDF)	08/03/21
Chapter 24 Vehicles and Traffic (PDF)	09/19/22
Chapter 24 Traffic Schedules (PDF)	10/15/24
Chapter 25 Zoning (PDF)	10/15/24
Chapter 25 Zoning Annex I (PDF)	09/30/24
Chapter 26 Fire - repealed (PDF)	01/13/23
Chapter 27 Flood Control (PDF)	01/22/18
Chapter 28 State Land Use District Boundary Amendment Procedures (PDF)	06/30/16
Chapter 29 Water Use and Development (PDF)	06/30/16
Chapter 30 Development Agreements (PDF)	06/30/16
Chapter 31 Enterprise Zone Program (PDF)	06/30/16
Chapter 32 Special Improvement Financing by Community Facilities Districts (PDF)	06/30/16
Chapter 33 Tax Increment Districts (PDF)	06/30/16
Chapter 34 Public Access (PDF)	06/30/16
Chapter 35 Business Improvement Districts (PDF)	06/30/16
Chapter 35 Business Improvement Districts Annex (PDF)	06/30/16
Chapter 36 Redistricting (PDF)	10/17/18
Chapter 37 Sustainability, Climate, Equity, and Resilience (PDF)	08/27/24
Index (PDF)	10/15/24
Legislative History and Ordinance List Tables (PDF)	10/15/24
Legislative History and Ordinance List Tables 1992 (PDF)	02/16/17
Supplement 1 (PDF)	07/19/17
Supplement 2 (PDF)	07/27/17
Supplement 3 (PDF)	01/22/18
Supplement 4 (PDF)	06/30/18
Supplement 5 (PDF)	01/29/19
Supplement 6 (PDF)	06/30/19
Supplement 7 (PDF)	01/31/20
Supplement 8 (PDF)	07/30/20
Supplement 9 (PDF)	01/31/21
Supplement 10 (PDF)	07/31/21
Supplement 11 (PDF)	01/31/22
Supplement 12 (PDF)	06/30/22
Supplement 13 (PDF)	12/31/22
Supplement 14 (PDF)	06/30/23
Supplement 15 (PDF)	12/31/23
Supplement 16 (PDF)	08/27/24
Chapters 1-36 (PDF)	08/27/24

This page last updated: October 15, 2024

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Official Version

The Hawaiʻi County Code was republished in October of 2016. The official version of this updated Code consists of a three volume print edition. Ordinances enacted and effective subsequent to this 2016 update will be incorporated into the Code by means of semiannual cumulative supplements that will be released on or about February and August of each year.

When referring to the Hawaiʻi County Code, references should be made to the official print version. This official print version may be cited as, “Hawaiʻi County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended).” See the Preface to the 2016 Edition for more information about the official edition.

The Code and semiannual supplements may be purchased from the Hawaiʻi County Clerk’s Office using the order form available on this website. Individual chapters may also be purchased by contacting the County Clerk’s Office directly.

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This website contains an unofficial online version of the Hawaiʻi County Code, supplements to the Code, a “Table of Sections Affected,” and other related documents. The Table of Sections Affected identifies sections of the Code affected by ordinances that have become effective since release of the latest semiannual supplement.

The online version of the Code and Table of Sections Affected will be updated from time to time after new ordinances become effective. Consequently, the format, pagination, and content of this online version of the Code may vary significantly from the official print version of the Code currently in use, as well as the print version that will be released in the next semiannual supplement.

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