HCC §10-16

No building until grading is finished and approved

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗

You cannot start building any structure on a property until the public works director has received a notice saying the grading, grubbing, or stockpile work is done as the grading permit requires. This rule stops construction before the ground work is checked and accepted.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Construction prohibited prior to grading

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.

No construction of any structure upon the premises involved shall be permitted until the director of public works has received the notice of completion that the grading, grubbing, or stockpile work has been completed in accordance with the grading permit.

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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