HCC §15-4

Rules for using public land for animals or farming

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗

This section says you can only let animals run, herd, drive, or graze on public land, or use that land for farming, if you have a valid lease, contract, or special use permit from the County or allowed by law.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Animal or agricultural use of public land restricted

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.

The running at large, herding, driving across, or grazing of animals of any kind on the public lands of an area, or the use of such lands for agricultural purposes, is permitted only under a valid lease, contract, or special use permit issued by the County or pursuant to law.

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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