HCC §23-41
Minimum street widths for roads and alleys
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section sets the minimum widths for streets and alleys in the county, unless the general plan says otherwise. It lists different widths for pavement and the right-of-way based on street type and area (rural, agricultural, or urban). It also gives wider pavement widths for certain streets when sidewalks, curbs, and gutters are required.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Minimum right-of-way and pavement widths
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) Unless otherwise indicated on the County general plan, the width of a street in feet shall not be less than the minimums shown in the following table: Minimum Type of Street Pavement Right-of-Way Parkways 300 feet 24 feet Primary arterials 120 feet 24 feet 60 feet (urban) Secondary arterials 80 feet 24 feet (rural) 24 feet (agricultural) 36 feet (urban) Business & industrial streets 60 feet 24 feet (rural) 24 feet (agricultural) 24 feet (urban) Collector streets 60 feet 20 feet (rural) 20 feet (agricultural) 20 feet (urban) Minor streets 50 feet 20 feet (rural) 20 feet (agricultural) 20 feet (urban) Cul-de-sac and dead-end streets 50 feet 20 feet (rural) 20 feet (agricultural) 35 feet (urban) Radius for turn-around 45 feet 35 feet (rural) at end of cul-de-sac 35 feet (agricultural) 20 feet (urban) Alleys 20 feet 20 feet (rural) 20 feet (agricultural) (b) When sidewalks, curbs, and gutters are required, pavements in collector streets in urban areas shall be thirty-six feet wide and pavements in minor and dead-end streets in urban areas shall be thirty-two feet wide.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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