HCC §2-19
How volunteer fire department members are chosen and approved
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says the volunteer fire department should be organized like the regular fire department. The department head picks volunteer members, but the council must approve them. The department head also writes the rules for who can join, and the council must approve those rules too.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Volunteer personnel
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 organization of the volunteer fire department shall be patterned as closely as is practicable after that of the fire department. The head of the volunteer fire department shall appoint, with the approval of the council, such volunteer personnel as the head of the volunteer fire department deems necessary to fill the membership of the department. The qualifications for membership shall be as prescribed by the rules and regulations governing the conduct of the department. These rules and regulations shall be formulated by the department head and presented to the council for its approval.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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