HCC §23-28
Block design
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This rule says that when a subdivision is planned, the blocks (the land between streets) must be laid out so that building lots work well for their intended use, traffic is safe and easy, and the natural land shape is respected.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Block general design
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 lengths, widths, and shapes of blocks shall be designed with regard to providing adequate building sites suitable to the use contemplated, needs for convenient access, circulation, control, and safety of street traffic, and limitations and opportunities of topography.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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