HCC §2-65
How to appeal a planning director's decision
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section explains that you can appeal decisions made by the planning director to the planning board of appeals. The board will only overturn the decision if the director made a mistake about important facts, acted unfairly, or clearly abused their power.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Appeals
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.
Appeals from actions by the director of planning in the administration of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant hereto shall be appealable to the planning board of appeals. An appeal shall be sustained only if the planning board of appeals finds that the director’s action was based on an erroneous finding of material fact, or that the director had acted in an arbitrary or capricious manner, or had manifestly abused the director’s discretion. Article 13. Housing Administration. Division 1. Hawai‘i County Housing Agency.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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