HCC §10-5
Getting a waiver from strict building rules
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗If following this chapter's rules is very hard or impractical, a permit holder can ask the public works director for a waiver. The director can approve it with conditions if it won't harm neighbors, endanger people, or break other laws.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Waivers
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.
In all applicable cases, if a permittee, supported by accompanied engineer’s report, finds that strict adherence to the provisions of this chapter causes undue hardship or practical difficulty, the permittee may seek waivers from these provisions and the director of public works may grant a waiver with conditions if the director finds that the request will not likely create any problems to the adjoining properties nor endanger any life or limb nor be in conflict with existing ordinances and statutes.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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