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HCC §14-145

No littering on occupied private property

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗

This rule says you cannot throw or drop litter on any occupied private property, even if you own it. The only exception is that the owner or person in charge can keep a trash can or bin in a way that stops litter from blowing onto streets, sidewalks, or other places.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Litter prohibited on occupied private property

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 person shall throw or deposit litter on any occupied private property, whether owned by that person or not, except that the owner or person in control of private property may maintain any authorized private receptacle for collection in a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, or other public place or upon any private property. (2020, ord 20-86, sec 1.) 14-145
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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