HCC §10-20
Limits on how much land can be cleared for grading
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section sets a maximum of 20 acres that can be cleared for grading or grubbing. The public works director can change this limit to control pollution and reduce storm damage. You cannot clear more land until you finish dust and erosion controls on the already cleared area.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Maximum cleared area
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 maximum area of land that may be cleared for grading or grubbing is twenty acres. The area of land that may be cleared may be increased or reduced by the director of public works to control pollution and minimize storm damage. Additional area shall not be cleared for grading or grubbing until measures to prevent dust or erosion problems in the area already graded or grubbed have been completed.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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