HCC §23-37

Lots must be safe for their intended use

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗

A lot must be fit for the purpose it is sold for. Land that floods regularly and could harm people's health or safety cannot be divided into residential lots. This rule protects buyers from unsafe property.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Lot suitable for intended use; inundation area

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 lot shall be suitable for the purposes for which it is intended to be sold. No area subject to periodic inundation which endangers the health or safety of its occupants may be subdivided for residential purposes.

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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