HCC §23-66
What to include with a preliminary plat
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section lists the explanatory information that must come with a preliminary plat, unless the director waives or defers it. If the information cannot fit on the plat, it must be in separate statements. The list covers maps, deed restrictions, water, sewage, drainage, and public land dedication.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Explanatory information on preliminary plat
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.
Unless waived or deferred by the director, the preliminary plat shall include the explanatory information listed in this section. If such information cannot be shown practicably on the preliminary plat, it shall be submitted in separate statements accompanying the preliminary plat: (1) A vicinity map at a small scale, showing existing subdivided land ownerships adjacent to the proposed subdivision, and showing how proposed streets may be extended to connect with existing streets; SUBDIVISIONS § 23-66 (2) Proposed deed restrictions in outline form if any; (3) Statement regarding water system to be installed, including source, quality and quantity of water; (4) Provisions for sewage disposal, conceptual drainage and flood control which are proposed. The drainage map shall include the approximate location of areas subject to inundation or storm water overflow and all areas covered by waterways, including ditches, gullies, streams and drainage courses within or abutting the subdivision; and (5) Parcels of land proposed to be dedicated to public use, and the conditions of such dedication, provided that if the information required in subsections (3) and (4) is not shown, water supply, sewage disposal, and drainage shall be determined by conditions of tentative approval. Article 5. Final Plat.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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