HCC §21-18
County inspections of sewer work during construction
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗During construction of sewage systems, the county can inspect the work and may require a full-time inspector. You cannot cover or backfill sewer work until the county approves it after inspection and testing. If not approved, you must fix or rebuild it. The property owner pays for all inspections, tests, and sewer connections.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Inspections during construction required; costs
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) During the construction of all sewage works, the County shall have access thereto for inspection purposes and, if considered advisable by the director, to require an inspector on the job continuously. At no time shall sewer work be backfilled or covered until the director has been notified of and approved the work after proper inspection and test. If the work is not approved, it shall be repaired or removed and reconstructed, as directed by the director. The subdivision sewer may then be connected to the public sewer. (b) All costs of inspection, testing and connection to the public sewers shall be borne by the owner of the subdivision.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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