HCC §2-151

How county ordinances get their numbers

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This section explains how the County clerk numbers every county ordinance. Each ordinance gets a number using the last two digits of the year it was adopted, followed by a hyphen and a number showing its order in that year. It is a simple rule for labeling official laws.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Numbering of ordinances

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.

All ordinances of the County shall receive a number assigned by the County clerk consisting of the last two digits of the calendar year during which the ordinance was adopted, followed by a hyphen and a number corresponding to the order in which the ordinance was adopted during the calendar year. (1983, ord 911, sec 1.)2-151

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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