HCC §14-48

Nuclear energy facilities are banned in the county

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗

This law makes it illegal for anyone to put or build a nuclear energy facility in the county. A nuclear energy facility is one that uses nuclear material to make energy. There are no exceptions listed in this section.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Nuclear energy facilities, prohibited

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.

It shall be unlawful for any person to locate or build a nuclear energy facility which utilizes nuclear material for the production of energy within the County.

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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