HCC §2-32
Rules for streets and lots in new subdivisions
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says the county will make rules for subdivisions to keep streets connected, provide space for utilities and fire trucks, and avoid overcrowding. These rules become county laws and are published. The windward and leeward planning commissions each give their own advice on any changes.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Subdivision regulations
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.
Regulations provided for under this section and as codified in chapter 23 of this Code shall coordinate streets within subdivisions with other existing or planned streets, or with other features of the general plan for the adequate and convenient placing of open spaces for traffic, utilities, access for fire-fighting apparatus, recreation, light and air, and for the avoidance of congestion of population, including minimum width and area of lots, and for a proper distribution of population and traffic which will tend to create conditions favorable to public health, safety, and morals. All such regulations shall be enacted as ordinances of the County and published as provided by law. Pursuant to the Charter, the windward and leeward planning commissions shall meet separately and provide separate recommendations on any amendment to subdivision regulations.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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