HCC §14-114
Drilling hours near homes
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This rule limits when geothermal drilling can happen if it is within a mile of a home. It can only run between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. This applies to both exploration and production drilling.
businesses
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Restrictions
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.
Geothermal resources exploration drilling and geothermal production drilling operations being conducted one mile or less from a residence, shall be restricted to the operating hours of 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (2012, ord 12-151, sec 1.)14-114 14-47 SUPP. 13 (1-2023) Article 20. Licenses to Carry Concealed and Unconcealed Firearms. * * Editor’s Note: Article 20, formerly entitled “Plastic Bag Reduction,” was repealed by Ordinance 20-86, section 9. Provisions relating to plastic bag reduction can now be found in chapter 20, article 6.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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