HCC §2-5
Who pays for inspections outside normal work hours
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗If you ask the County to inspect your project outside normal work hours or on weekends or holidays, you must pay for that inspection before final approval. The County uses the money to cover the overtime costs. The rate is set by the public works director.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Inspections; charges for overtime
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) When an applicant requests that an inspection be made, other than during normal working hours or on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the applicant shall bear the cost of such inspection, and shall pay the cost to the County, prior to receiving final approval of the project. Moneys so realized shall be credited to the proper accounts of the respective agencies to cover the cost of such overtime inspections. Such moneys are hereby appropriated and shall be expended for inspection costs without further action of the council. (b) As used in this section: (1) “Applicant” means any person requesting inspectional services from the County. (2) “Cost” means the amount to be charged by the County for overtime inspection at the per hour rate, including overhead and administrative charges, to be established by the director of public works, commensurate with the changes in salary and applicable fringe benefits and overhead expenses. (c) “Inspection” shall include all inspections provided for by law.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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