HCC §14-165
When the County can stop helping with a private road
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗The County can stop work on a private road if it no longer qualifies, the work is not feasible, or the requester withdraws. The requester must get written notice first. If the road is closed to the public, the County can take back materials and charge the requester for past work, unless the road is reopened.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Discontinuance of County assistance to improve, grade,
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.
repair, or do construction work upon a private, nondedicated, and non-surrendered road. (a) The director may immediately discontinue County assistance to improve, grade, repair, or do construction work upon a specific private, nondedicated, and non- surrendered road, if the director determines that: (1) Such road no longer meets all criteria set forth in this article; (2) The requested work is no longer feasible, pursuant to section 14-164(b)(4); or (3) The request has been withdrawn by the requester. (b) Prior to discontinuing any improvement, grading, repair, or construction work upon any private, nondedicated, and non-surrendered road, the director shall provide the requester with written notice in advance of such proposed action. (c) Where assistance is discontinued because the road has been signed, marked, delineated, fenced, barricaded, or otherwise designed, constructed, or operated to exclude the general public, in whole or in part, the director is authorized to: (1) Recover removable fixtures and materials, if any, installed by the County, and to recover from the requester the value of the fixtures or materials left in place; and (2) Recover from the requester the total cost incurred by the County for paving or other improvement, grading, repair, or construction work done pursuant to this article within the five-year period preceding the closure of the road to the public. The requester may avoid liability for the costs by making signage, design, construction, operational, or other changes, or any necessary combination thereof, to again open the road to the general public and meet all criteria set forth in this article. (2024, ord 24-1, sec 2.) 14-165 SUPP. 18 (7-2025) 14-68 GENERAL WELFARE § 14-166
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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