HCC §1-3
When the standard interpretation rules do not apply
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says that the usual rules for interpreting the County Code do not apply if a specific part of the Code says they do not apply, or if using those rules would conflict with the meaning or context of that part.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — When rules of construction do not apply
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The rules of construction set forth in section 1-2 shall not be applied to any provision of this Code which contains an express provision excluding such construction, or when the subject matter or context of a provision of this Code may be repugnant thereto.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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