HCC §2-3

How county officer commissions are issued and filed

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗

This section says that when a county law allows a commission for an officer, the commission must be filed with the county clerk. The clerk gives certified copies to people who are entitled to them. The commission is the only proof that the officer was appointed.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Issuance of commissions

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.

Whenever any ordinance of the County authorizes the issuance of a commission for the appointment of any officer within the County, such commission shall be filed in the office of the clerk who shall furnish certified copies to persons entitled thereto. The commissions so issued shall be the sole evidence of the appointment of the officers for whom they are issued.

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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