HCC §14-68
Police chief's role in neighborhood watch signs
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section gives the police chief the power to approve, build, install, and remove neighborhood watch signs on county roads and private roads open to the public. The chief must work with other officials and provide a list of active watches to council members when asked.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Powers and duties
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.
Pursuant to the provisions of this article, the chief of police is authorized to: (1) Approve the size and design of all neighborhood watch signs; (2) Approve the construction and installation of neighborhood watch signs on County highways; allow signs to be purchased, constructed, and installed on private roadways open to the public; and remove signs or cause signs to be removed; (3) Work with the director of public works or the director’s duly authorized representative to facilitate the construction, installation, removal, or replacement of neighborhood watch signs on County highways; (4) Work with area coordinators or duly authorized representatives to facilitate the purchase and installation of neighborhood watch signs on private roads open to the public; and (5) Provide to a council member upon request, a listing of all active neighborhood watches by location. (1987, ord 87-118, sec 1; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1; am 2015, ord 15-70, sec 3.)14-68 SUPP. 1 (1-2017) 14-30 GENERAL WELFARE § 14-69
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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