HCC §2-225
Definitions for historic preservation rules
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section defines key words used in the historic preservation rules. It explains what the Council, County, Department, Director, Mayor, State, and other terms mean. It also defines historic properties and who counts as a professional.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Definitions
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.
For purposes of this article, unless it is plainly evident from the context that a different meaning is intended, certain terms and words are defined as follows: “Council” means the council of the County. “County” means the County of Hawai‘i, a political subdivision of the State. “Department” means the planning department of the County. “Director” means the planning director of the County. “Historic preservation” means the research, protection, restoration, rehabilitation and interpretation of districts, sites, buildings, structures, areas or objects, significant to the history, architecture, archaeology or culture of the County, State or Nation. “Historic properties” means any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, area or object significant in the history, architecture, archaeology, or culture of the County, State and Nation, which is over fifty years old, including those listed on the Hawai‘i or national registers. “Mayor” means the mayor of the County. “Professional” means a person with those qualifications enumerated in the code of federal regulations 36CFR61, appendix A. “State” means the State of Hawai‘i. (2008, ord 08-42, sec 1.) 2-225
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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