HCC §2-31
What the County's long-term plan must include and where it is kept
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says the County's general plan must include a map and describe goals for land use, population density, roads, public buildings, utilities, housing, drainage, and other matters the council finds helpful. The plan must be kept on file at the planning department.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — General plan; contents; location
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) The general plan shall include a map of the County and shall contain a statement of: (1) Development objectives, standards and principles with respect to the most desirable use of land within the County for residential, recreational, agricultural, commercial, industrial, and other purposes; (2) The most desirable density of population in the several parts of the County; a system of principal thoroughfares, highways, streets, and other public open spaces; the general location, relocation, and improvement of public buildings; (3) The general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned, for water, sewers, light, power, transit, and other purposes; (4) The extent and location of public housing projects; ADMINISTRATION § 2-31 (5) Adequate drainage facilities and control; and (6) Such other matters as may, in the council’s judgment, be beneficial to the social, economic, and governmental conditions and trends, and which are designed to assure the coordinated development of the County and to promote the general welfare and prosperity of its people. (b) The general plan shall be kept on file at the planning department.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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