HCC §2-40
What the county department must do
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section lists the main jobs of the county department. It handles engineering, building work, roads, bridges, sidewalks, property buying, traffic control, floodplain management, and other county projects. It does not cover water supply work.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Duties and functions of department
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 department shall be responsible for: (1) The performance of all matters relating to engineering; (2) Public and private building construction and inspection; (3) Public improvements; (4) Construction, inspection, and maintenance of public highways, bridges, streets, and sidewalks; (5) Acquisition of public and private property for public purposes; 2-19 SUPP. 9 (1-2021) (6)Design and maintenance of a system of traffic control and devices; (7)Floodplain management; (8)Construction and inspection of all other County projects, except for matters relating to the department of water supply; and (9) Such other duties or functions conferred upon the department by ordinance or statute.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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