HCC §2-117
Appraisals for County property sales and leases
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says how the County must get appraisals before selling or leasing real property. It covers public auctions, sealed bids, and negotiated deals. It also says each appraiser must work independently.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Appraisals
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.
(a) Public Auction and Sealed Bids. The appraisal of real property for sale or lease at public auction or by sealed bids for the determination of the upset price may be performed by an employee of the County qualified to appraise lands, or by a disinterested appraiser whose services shall be contracted for by the County. No such real property shall be sold or leased for a sum less than the value fixed by appraisal; provided, that for any sale or lease at public auction or by sealed bids, the finance director may establish the upset sale or lease rental price at less than the appraisal value and the real property may be sold or leased at that price. (b) Negotiation. The sale price or lease rental of real property to be disposed of by negotiation shall be no less than the value determined by a disinterested appraiser whose services shall be contracted for by the County. (c) Whenever more than one appraiser is appointed each shall prepare and submit an independent appraisal.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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