Chapter 46

§46-1 Meeting place of council

§46-1.5 County powers and limits

§46-1.7 Keeping 911 call recordings for one year

§46-1.8 Counties can share property tax records with the state

§46-2 Where to publish county legal notices

§46-2.1 Comprehensive ordinance codes

§46-2.2 How counties must update their ordinance books

§46-4 How counties make and enforce zoning rules

§46-4.2 Nonsignificant zoning changes

§46-4.5 Governor must approve rules for capitol area historic districts

§46-4.6 Residential use allowed in commercial zones starting 2025

§46-4.7 Adaptive reuse of commercial buildings

§46-4.8 Accessory dwelling units on residentially zoned lots

§46-5 County planning and traffic commissions

§46-6 Counties can require park land or fees for new subdivisions

§46-6.5 Public access to beaches and mountains

§46-7 County agreements with the federal government

§46-8 State and county co-sponsorship of programs

§46-9 County spending for sister-city programs

§46-10 County bands; travel

§46-11 Federal flood insurance

§46-11.5 Who must keep waterways and drainage areas clear

§46-11.7 Retention and detention pond safety rules (Sharkey's Law)

§46-12 County duty to clean beaches

§46-12.5 County lifeguards at state beach parks

§46-13 Each county decides its own number of fire stations

§46-13.1 County volunteer fire stations and their rules

§46-14.5 Counties may loosen land use rules for mixed-income rental housing

§46-15 Experimental and demonstration housing projects

§46-15.1 County housing powers and affordable housing credits

§46-15.2 County housing help and bonds

§46-15.3 Adult family boarding homes and care homes treated as single-family homes

§46-15.4 When counties can inspect lodging properties and get warrants

§46-15.5 State agencies must help counties with inspections

§46-15.6 Definitions for county nuisance rules

§46-15.7 Concurrent processing of plan and zoning changes

§46-15.9 County authority over disputed public roads

§46-16 Counties can control traffic on certain private streets

§46-16.1 Counties can limit parking on county roads

§46-16.2 Commuter benefits program

§46-16.3 County rules for commercial bicycle tours

§46-16.5 County rules for public passenger vehicles

§46-16.8 County surcharge on state tax

§46-17 County rules for noise, smoke, dust, vibration, and odors

§46-18 County office to help with land development permits

§46-19 Counties and alternative energy development

§46-19.1 County borrowing and selling for waste and power facilities

§46-19.4 Counties must fast-track renewable energy permits

§46-19.5 Energy standards for building design and construction

§46-19.6 Fast-track permits for green building projects

§46-19.7 Shower safety valves required in new homes

§46-19.8 Counties cannot require fire sprinklers in certain homes and farm buildings

§46-20 County sewerage and wastewater treatment programs

§46-20.1 County ownership and care of sewer lines serving Hawaiian home lands

§46-20.2 County maintenance of Hawaiian home lands housing infrastructure

§46-20.5 Counties can make rules for towing companies

§46-20.7 County transient accommodations tax

§46-22 County officials' salaries

§46-22.1 County council salaries

§46-23 Who sets salaries for county department leaders

§46-24 County deputy pay cap

§46-25 County salaries and money handling rules

§46-25.5 County employee expense reimbursement

§46-26 County employee bonds: who they pay and what they need

§46-27 Who approves official bonds for county officials

§46-28 What a bond covers and when it stays valid

§46-29 County officers can take oaths and acknowledgments for free

§46-30 Keeping your job and benefits when your department is reorganized

§46-31 Keeping benefits when moving to a civil service job

§46-32 County councils can hire their own staff

§46-33 Which county jobs are not covered by civil service

§46-34 Which county legal department jobs are exempt from civil service

§46-35 County must provide lawyers for firefighters

§46-36 How counties can use managed competition for services

§46-41 County budgets and financial records by fiscal year

§46-42 County finance reports after each fiscal year

§46-43 How counties can keep and destroy records

§46-44.5 What happens to unpaid county checks after a year

§46-45 County spending limits and penalties for violations

§46-46 When a county can spend more than it has

§46-47 How county franchise fees must be spent

§46-48 County money can be kept in banks like state money

§46-49 Where interest on deposited money goes

§46-50 How counties can invest extra money

§46-51 County securities in mainland banks

§46-52 County finance directors can store bank securities with the state

§46-53 When the county can lend money to the state

§46-54 County can sue to collect unpaid fees and taxes

§46-55 County council spending plan after budget approval

§46-56 County purchasing rules when no central system exists

§46-61 When a county can take private land

§46-62 How counties must follow state rules for taking property

§46-63 Counties can give or sell property for elder care

§46-64 Counties can give or sell extra property to the state or other counties

§46-65 County councils manage public parks

§46-65.5 Exchanging park land between counties and the state

§46-65.7 Abolishing the fair commission and moving the Ala Wai golf course to Honolulu

§46-66 County easements for specific purposes

§46-67 Easements on public lands may skip formal subdivision approval

§46-71 How to deliver legal papers to a county

§46-71.5 When the state can promise to cover county losses

§46-72 Notice required before suing the county for injuries

§46-72.5 County liability limits for skateboard park injuries

§46-73 How to file a claim with the county for legislative payment

§46-74 Waiver of exemption for improvement assessments

§46-74.1 Religious and charitable groups can be exempt from improvement fees

§46-74.2 City pays improvement costs for public and exempt land

§46-75 County improvement bonds are tax-free

§46-76 How counties decide where utility lines go in improvement districts

§46-77 Underground utility work in improvement districts

§46-78 How the state can start a county improvement district

§46-79 CUSIP numbers on county improvement bonds

§46-80 How counties can pay for neighborhood improvements

§46-80.1 Community facilities district

§46-80.5 How counties can create and run special improvement districts

§46-81 Reserve funds for payment of improvements

§46-85 County contracts for solid waste disposal

§46-86 County solid waste services are not public utility services

§46-87 Liquidated damages in county utility contracts

§46-88 When farm buildings do not need building permits

§46-89 County must decide broadband permits within 60 days

§46-90 Fast-track permits for housing projects

§46-102 Definitions for tax increment financing

§46-103 County tax increment districts

§46-104 What counties can do to set up tax districts

§46-105 How tax money from a tax increment district is split

§46-106 Tax increment bonds

§46-107 Rules for borrowing money before tax increment bonds are sold

§46-108 County council can require an annual report on tax districts

§46-109 When a tax increment district ends

§46-110 How tax increment fund money can be used

§46-111 How the county calculates tax district values each year

§46-112 Taxes on leased redevelopment property

§46-113 County powers are not limited by this part

§46-121 Why counties can make development agreements

§46-122 Definitions for development agreements

§46-123 Counties can make development agreements by ordinance

§46-124 Negotiating development agreements

§46-125 How the county can end or change an agreement after a review

§46-126 What a development agreement must include

§46-127 Development agreements stay valid despite later county law changes

§46-128 Public hearing required before development agreement

§46-129 County general plan and development plans

§46-130 Changing or ending a development agreement

§46-131 Development agreements are official government actions

§46-132 Filing or recording a development agreement

§46-141 Definitions for county impact fees

§46-142 Who can charge impact fees and what rules apply

§46-142.5 School impact fees required before building permits

§46-143 How impact fees are calculated

§46-144 Rules for collecting and spending impact fees

§46-145 Getting impact fees back when they are not used

§46-146 When impact fees are assessed and collected

§46-147 Existing impact fee laws stay valid

§46-148 Counties must keep impact fees fair and proportionate

§46-161 Why counties can transfer development rights

§46-162 Definitions

§46-163 Counties can transfer development rights to protect land

§46-164 How a county must change its zoning rules

§46-165 County development rights rules stay valid

§46-171 Penalties for filing false claims against a county

§46-172 County lawsuits for false claims

§46-173 Evidence and burden of proof

§46-174 Deadline for suing over false county claims

§46-175 Private lawsuits for county ethics violations

§46-176 Rights of the person who started a qui tam action

§46-177 Rewards for people who report fraud against the county

§46-179 Fees and costs of litigation

§46-180 Protection from retaliation for reporting violations

§46-181 When lawsuits are not allowed

§46-191 Definitions for Emergency Medical Services Rules

§46-192 County emergency medical services system

§46-193 County duties for emergency medical services

§46-194 County fees for emergency medical services and ambulance rides

§46-195 County community paramedicine program setup

§46-196 County rules for emergency medical services and ambulance units

§46-197 County grants and gifts

§46-198 County not liable for lack of air ambulance service

§46-199 County rules for carrying out this law