HCC §23-11

When utility and right-of-way subdivisions are exempt

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This section says that subdivisions for public utilities or public rights-of-way, including leftover pieces of land, do not have to follow the usual subdivision rules in this chapter. However, the director can require needed improvements to protect public welfare and safety, after talking with other county officials.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Public utility or public rights-of-way subdivisions

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 requirements, including lot sizes, and standards of this chapter shall not be applicable to public utility or public rights-of-way subdivisions and their remnant parcels; provided that the director upon conferring with the director of public works and manager-chief engineer of the department of water supply may require necessary improvements to further the public welfare and safety.

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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