Hawaiʻi County — Chapter 2

HCC §2-1 Why this chapter exists

HCC §2-10 Who can settle County land deals under $2,500

HCC §2-10A Prosecutor's office can hire investigators with police powers

HCC §2-100 Travel reports and expense claims after trips

HCC §2-101 Payments for volunteer police travel and meals

HCC §2-102 Travel expense rules yield to union contracts and state law

HCC §2-103 Who decides which groups get free records

HCC §2-104 Fees for getting copies of public records

HCC §2-105 Charges for public documents and publications

HCC §2-106 When These Fees Do Not Apply

HCC §2-107 Who can get county records or publications for free

HCC §2-108 What counts as an uncollectible account

HCC §2-109 How to write off debts the county cannot collect

HCC §2-11 How county payment orders and warrants are issued

HCC §2-110 Definitions for County Property Leases and Sales

HCC §2-111 County Council's power to sell or lease land

HCC §2-112 Selling county land at public auction

HCC §2-113 How county property is sold or leased by sealed bids

HCC §2-114 How the county can sell or lease land by negotiation

HCC §2-115 Rules for trading private land with the County

HCC §2-116 Public notice rules for selling or leasing county land

HCC §2-117 Appraisals for County property sales and leases

HCC §2-118 How leftover county land is sold to neighbors

HCC §2-119 How the County can issue temporary land and road permits

HCC §2-12 Getting a refund for a permit fee

HCC §2-120 County can sell, lease, or trade land to governments and nonprofits

HCC §2-121 Definitions for campaign finance rules

HCC §2-122 Who can get voter registration data and how it can be used

HCC §2-123 What voter information the clerk can release

HCC §2-124 Rules for getting voter registration data

HCC §2-125 Fees for getting voter registration data

HCC §2-126 Penalty for Misusing Voter Registration Information

HCC §2-13 How the fire chief is chosen and removed

HCC §2-131 County finance director handles surplus property sales

HCC §2-132 What happens to money from selling county property

HCC §2-133 Creating a special fund for federal revenue sharing money

HCC §2-134 Fee for bounced payments to the County

HCC §2-135 Why this article exists: rules for funding nonprofits

HCC §2-136 Definitions for County Grant Rules

HCC §2-137 Rules for Nonprofits Getting County Grants

HCC §2-138 Rules for getting a county grant

HCC §2-139 How the County awards grants to nonprofits

HCC §2-14 Fire Chief's Duties and Powers

HCC §2-141 When County Fund Rules Do Not Apply

HCC §2-142 Rules for nonprofits using county grant money

HCC §2-143 Who counts as a deputy and who can appoint them

HCC §2-144 How deputy salaries are set

HCC §2-15 Fire commission duties and limits on interference

HCC §2-151 How county ordinances get their numbers

HCC §2-152 How to write a law that changes the County Code

HCC §2-153 How the County Code is updated and published

HCC §2-154 What the County of Hawaii seal looks like

HCC §2-155 Using the County seal without permission and penalties

HCC §2-156 Creating the county self-insurance fund

HCC §2-157 How the self-insurance fund gets its money

HCC §2-158 How money in the self-insurance fund can be spent

HCC §2-159 Rules for ending the self-insurance fund

HCC §2-16 List of volunteer fire stations in Hawaii County

HCC §2-160 Who manages the self-insurance fund and its investments

HCC §2-161 What counts as a gift or donation to the County

HCC §2-162 County council must approve community benefit gifts and land use conditions

HCC §2-163 Rules for creating and keeping sister city relationships

HCC §2-164 Rules for choosing a sister city

HCC §2-165 How a sister city relationship is set up and kept active

HCC §2-166 Mayor's protocol officer manages sister city agreements

HCC §2-167 Definitions for rescue cost recovery rules

HCC §2-168 Who pays for rescue costs after gross negligence

HCC §2-169 Who pays for rescue costs and how the county collects them

HCC §2-17 Who runs the volunteer fire department

HCC §2-170 County can sign mass transit agreements with the state

HCC §2-171 What counts as special duty for police officers

HCC §2-172 Who runs requests for special duty police officers

HCC §2-173 Fees for hiring a special duty police officer

HCC §2-174 When the police chief can waive the special duty fee

HCC §2-175 Police Department Staffing and Funding

HCC §2-176 Geothermal asset fund

HCC §2-177 Planning department can create geothermal relocation and community benefits program

HCC §2-178 Buying and selling affected properties

HCC §2-179 Renaming and managing the geothermal relocation fund

HCC §2-18 Council can hire staff it needs

HCC §2-180 How the geothermal relocation program gets its money

HCC §2-181 How the geothermal relocation fund money can be spent

HCC §2-182 Planning director can make rules for relocation program

HCC §2-183 Family violence commission: size, appointments, and duties

HCC §2-184 How board members are chosen and how long they serve

HCC §2-185 Swearing in before starting official duties

HCC §2-186 Commission rules, quorum, and meeting requirements

HCC §2-187 Commission's role in fighting domestic violence

HCC §2-188 When the County can pay punitive damages for employees

HCC §2-189 Creating the County Workforce Program

HCC §2-19 How volunteer fire department members are chosen and approved

HCC §2-190 Workforce program goals and purpose

HCC §2-191 County powers under federal workforce law

HCC §2-192 County workforce board setup and duties

HCC §2-193 Creating the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act program fund

HCC §2-194 How the Workforce Program Gets Its Money

HCC §2-195 How money from the fund can be spent

HCC §2-196 When County rules conflict with federal funding requirements

HCC §2-197 Ending the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act program fund

HCC §2-198 Definitions for Environmental Management Rules

HCC §2-199 What makes up the environmental management department

HCC §2-2 County officials must get bonds and file them

HCC §2-20 Mileage pay for volunteer firefighters from other districts

HCC §2-200 Environmental department's mission to manage waste

HCC §2-201 How the environmental management director is chosen and what they need

HCC §2-202 Environmental management department's duties and powers

HCC §2-203 How the environmental management department is organized

HCC §2-204 How the County Enforces Environmental Rules

HCC §2-205 Fines for breaking county rules

HCC §2-206 Appealing penalties and stopping orders

HCC §2-207 Environmental management commission: members, duties, and review of bills

HCC §2-208 Creating the County Animal Control and Protection Agency

HCC §2-209 Who runs the animal control agency and how it is organized

HCC §2-21 Volunteer firefighters must follow county fire department during fires

HCC §2-210 Animal control administrator's powers and duties

HCC §2-214 County fund for buying land for public use

HCC §2-215 Rules for the public access, open space, and natural resources commission

HCC §2-216 Swearing in new commission members

HCC §2-217 What the land preservation commission must do

HCC §2-218 How the county picks and buys land to protect

HCC §2-219 Creating the county's budget stabilization fund and its purpose

HCC §2-22 When the county can share fire equipment with volunteers

HCC §2-220 Minimum annual deposit into the budget stabilization fund

HCC §2-221 When the budget stabilization fund can be used

HCC §2-222 Rules for Taking Money from the Budget Stabilization Fund

HCC §2-223 No using the budget stabilization fund for building projects or balancing budgets

HCC §2-224 Why the County protects historic places

HCC §2-225 Definitions for historic preservation rules

HCC §2-226 Creating the Hawaii County Cultural Resources Commission

HCC §2-227 Choosing leaders and paying for commission costs

HCC §2-228 Public meetings and how special meetings are called

HCC §2-229 Historic commission's duties and powers

HCC §2-23 Benefits for volunteer firefighters during training and duty

HCC §2-230 How historic places get nominated to state or national lists

HCC §2-231 Guidance documents for planning reviews

HCC §2-232 County historic preservation liaison appointment

HCC §2-233 County adds a small tax on goods and services

HCC §2-234 Creating the general excise tax fund

HCC §2-235 How the county can spend the surcharge money

HCC §2-236 County surcharge ends on December 31, 2030

HCC §2-237 Why the County allows commercial sponsorships

HCC §2-238 Definitions for County Sponsorship Rules

HCC §2-239 Rules for accepting large commercial sponsorships

HCC §2-24 Who gets benefits for volunteer firefighter injuries

HCC §2-240 What this law does not cover

HCC §2-241 Rules for county sponsorship agreements

HCC §2-242 Rules for sponsor recognition on County property

HCC §2-243 Rules for County Sponsorships and Asset Use

HCC §2-244 Where sponsorship money goes and how it is used

HCC §2-245 How county departments make rules for this law

HCC §2-246 Rules for spending disaster relief money from the 2018 Kilauea eruption

HCC §2-247 Definitions for disaster relief funds after the 2018 Kilauea eruption

HCC §2-248 When disaster relief funds can be used and who controls them

HCC §2-249 Who runs the rules in this article

HCC §2-25 How weekly wages are calculated for benefits

HCC §2-250 Which nonprofits can get disaster relief funds

HCC §2-251 Rules for using disaster relief grants

HCC §2-252 How nonprofit groups apply for disaster relief grants

HCC §2-253 How the county decides how much disaster relief money to give

HCC §2-254 Maximum amount of disaster relief funds a nonprofit can get

HCC §2-255 Disaster relief money stays in the account until used

HCC §2-256 Rules for keeping records and reporting on disaster relief funds

HCC §2-257 Contractors must protect the County from disaster fund claims

HCC §2-258 Rules for putting this tax into effect

HCC §2-259 County adds a 3% tax on short-term rentals

HCC §2-26 Payments for volunteers who help fight fires

HCC §2-260 Definitions for County Tax Rules

HCC §2-261 Paying the County hotel tax

HCC §2-262 Filing the annual county tax return

HCC §2-263 Rules for third parties who collect rent on transient accommodations

HCC §2-264 What happens if you don't pay your tax on time

HCC §2-265 How to appeal a county tax assessment

HCC §2-266 How the county can sue to collect unpaid taxes

HCC §2-267 Late fees and interest on county taxes

HCC §2-268 Finance director's duties and powers for tax rules

HCC §2-269 How the director can make rules to carry out this law

HCC §2-27 Planning commissions' duties and geothermal fund rules

HCC §2-270 Creating the Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity, and Resilience

HCC §2-271 Creating the job of sustainability administrator

HCC §2-272 Sustainability administrator's main duties

HCC §2-273 Creating a county fund for climate and sustainability projects

HCC §2-28 Planning commission meeting rules: quorum and voting

HCC §2-29 Planning commissions must keep public records and set their office location

HCC §2-3 How county officer commissions are issued and filed

HCC §2-30 How to publish notice of planning commission meetings

HCC §2-31 What the County's long-term plan must include and where it is kept

HCC §2-32 Rules for streets and lots in new subdivisions

HCC §2-33 How zoning rules are changed

HCC §2-34 How to apply for a zoning change

HCC §2-35 Planning director must report actions to council every six months

HCC §2-36 Why this article exists: sustainable practices for the department

HCC §2-37 County Sustainability Committee: Members, Terms, and Rules

HCC §2-38 Who runs the public works department

HCC §2-39 Public works director's duties and responsibilities

HCC §2-4 How the County Council Can Summon People to Testify

HCC §2-40 What the county department must do

HCC §2-41 How the Public Works Department is organized

HCC §2-5 Who pays for inspections outside normal work hours

HCC §2-51 County help paying for junior police injuries and funerals

HCC §2-52 Reporting injuries and investigating what happened

HCC §2-53 Parks department runs county recreation

HCC §2-54 Director's powers and duties

HCC §2-55 How the deputy director is chosen and removed

HCC §2-56 Hiring full-time staff for the department

HCC §2-57 Who can hire and fire part-time and temporary workers

HCC §2-58 Working with other groups on public recreation

HCC §2-59 Park fees and refund rules

HCC §2-6 What makes up the mayor's office

HCC §2-60 Park rules and penalties for breaking them

HCC §2-61 Planning department is the county's main coordinator

HCC §2-62 County office must keep land development information and help applicants

HCC §2-63 County agency must adopt rules by a set date

HCC §2-64 County and state agencies must share land development information

HCC §2-65 How to appeal a planning director's decision

HCC §2-66 Creating the County Housing Agency and Its Role

HCC §2-67 Why the housing agency exists

HCC §2-68 Housing agency's borrowing and agreement powers

HCC §2-69 Creating the housing administrator and housing office

HCC §2-7 How the county executive branch is organized

HCC §2-70 What the housing administrator is allowed to do

HCC §2-71 Housing administrator's duties and powers

HCC §2-72 Keeping federal housing money in a separate account

HCC §2-73 Who signs county housing contracts

HCC §2-74 Creating a county housing program fund

HCC §2-75 What the county housing fund can pay for

HCC §2-76 Creating the county mass transit agency

HCC §2-77 Creating the mass transit administrator job

HCC §2-78 Who runs the county bus system

HCC §2-79 Why this ethics law exists

HCC §2-8 Who takes over as mayor in an emergency

HCC §2-80 No campaign mailings paid for by the County

HCC §2-81 Who this ethics rule covers

HCC §2-82 Definitions for County Ethics Rules

HCC §2-83 County workers must treat the public fairly and avoid conflicts of interest

HCC §2-84 Rules for county workers avoiding conflicts of interest

HCC §2-85 When county agencies can hire employees or their businesses

HCC §2-86 How to ask for an informal ethics opinion

HCC §2-87 How formal opinions and hearings work

HCC §2-88 What happens when someone ignores a formal opinion

HCC §2-89 County agencies must help the commission

HCC §2-9 Who can settle claims against the county

HCC §2-90 Keeping board charges confidential before a complaint is issued

HCC §2-91 Who must file financial disclosures and what they must report

HCC §2-92 County workers can get travel and job expense payments

HCC §2-93 When employees are considered on travel status

HCC §2-94 Who must approve county employee travel

HCC §2-95 Overnight travel expenses

HCC §2-97 What travel and other job-related costs the county will pay for

HCC §2-98 Travel expense adjustments and special approvals

HCC §2-99 How to get money for travel costs