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HCC §2-62

County office must keep land development information and help applicants

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This section creates a central county office that must collect and update all rules, permits, and review criteria for land development projects. It must help anyone who asks about which rules apply to their project. It also studies using one master application form and keeps a master file of building permits and land use requests.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Duties

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 central coordinating agency shall: (1) Maintain and continuously update a repository of all laws, rules and regulations, procedures, permit requirements, and review criteria of all Federal, State, and County agencies having control or regulatory powers over land development projects within the County and shall make said repository and knowledgeable personnel available to inform any person requesting information as to the applicability of the same to a particular proposed project within the County. (2) Study the feasibility and advisability of utilizing a master application form to concurrently file applications for an amendment to a general plan, change in zoning, special management area permit, and other permits and procedures required for land development projects in the County to the extent practicable with one master application. (3) Maintain and continuously update a master file for the County of all applications for building permits, subdivision maps, and land use designations of the State and County. (4) When requested by the applicant, the central coordinating agency shall endeavor to schedule and coordinate, to the extent practicable, any referrals, public informational meetings, or any public hearings with those held by other Federal, State and/or County commissions or agencies pursuant to existing laws pertaining to the County. ADMINISTRATION § 2-63
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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