HCC §23-42
When a reserve strip or street plug can be approved
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says the County will not approve a reserve strip or street plug that controls street access unless it is needed to protect public safety or important property rights, and the County or State has clear control over the land under conditions the director approves.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Reserve strip; street plug
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 reserve strip or street plug controlling the access to a street shall not be approved unless: (1) it is necessary for the protection of the public welfare or of substantial property rights; and (2) the control and disposal of the land composing such strips is placed definitely within the jurisdiction of the County or State under conditions approved by the director.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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