HRS §46-2

Where to publish county legal notices

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This section says that when a law requires a county to publish or advertise certain official documents, it must do so in a newspaper that is widely read in that county. It does not have to be a daily newspaper.

counties

The statute, as written — Publication or advertising of ordinances, amendments, resolutions, and bills

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, whenever any law requires the publication or advertisement of ordinances, amendments, resolutions, or bills, the publication or advertisement shall be in a newspaper of general circulation within the county concerned, and need not be in a daily newspaper.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.