HCC §23-58
Posting a public notice sign for a subdivision application
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗When you apply to subdivide property, you must put up a sign on the land within 10 days. The sign tells the public about your application and must stay until the county makes a final decision. You must also file a sworn statement with a photo after posting the sign.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — 1. Posting of signs for public notification
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) Within ten days of filing the application for a subdivision, the applicant shall post a sign on the subject property notifying the public of the following: (1) The nature of the application; (2) The proposed number of lots; (3) The size of the property; (4) The tax map key or keys of the property; (5) That they may contact the planning department for additional information; and (6) The address and telephone number of the planning department. (b) The sign shall remain posted until final approval, or until the application has been rejected or withdrawn. The applicant shall remove the sign promptly after such action. (c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the sign shall be not less than nine square feet and not more than twelve square feet in area, with letters not less than one inch high. No pictures, drawings, or promotional materials shall be permitted on the sign. The sign shall be posted at or near the property boundary adjacent to a public road bordering the property and shall be readable from said public road. If more than one public road borders the property the applicant shall post the sign to SUPP. 11 (1-2022) 23-18 SUBDIVISIONS § 23-58.1 be visible from the more heavily traveled public road. The sign shall, in all other respects, be in compliance with chapter 3, Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 edition). (d) The applicant shall file an affidavit with the planning department not more than five days after posting the sign stating that a sign has been posted in compliance with this section, and that the applicant and its agents will not remove the sign until the application has received final approval, or has been rejected or withdrawn. A photograph of the sign in place shall accompany the affidavit. (2005, ord 05-135, sec 2.)23-58.1
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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