HCC §23-74
Getting final approval for a subdivision map
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗After all construction is done and accepted in writing by the public works director, the subdivider can ask for final approval of the map. The director must give a chance to fix errors before rejecting it. If approved, the map is stamped and copies are sent to certain offices.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Final approval of 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.
(a) When all the construction work is complete and is accepted in writing by the director of public works, the subdivider may apply for approval of the subdivision map for recordation. If the director disapproves the plat, the grounds for disapproval shall be filed in the records of the planning department. No plat shall be disapproved by the director without giving the subdivider an opportunity to correct errors in the plat. (b) Upon final approval, the director shall stamp the final plat: “SUBDIVISION NUMBER ____________ APPROVED FOR RECORDATION WITH THE BUREAU OF CONVEYANCES, STATE OF HAWAI‘I.” The approval shall bear the signature of the director. The planning department shall then retain one copy of the final plat, and forward one copy of the final plat to the County real property tax office, and one copy of the final plat to the subdivider. The approval of the final plat by the director shall not be deemed to constitute or effect an acceptance by the County of the dedication of any street or other easement shown on the plat. SUPP. 11 (1-2022) 23-26 SUBDIVISIONS § 23-74 (c) The approval for recordation of the final plat by the director shall not relieve the subdivider of the responsibility for any error in the dimensions or other discrepancies. Such errors or discrepancies shall be revised or corrected, upon request, to the satisfaction of the director. (d) Nondedicable Streets. In addition to all other requirements for approval of the final plat herein, if the subdivision includes any nondedicable streets, the subdivider shall, prior to final approval, deposit a duly recorded copy of the document described in section 23-70(4) of this chapter with the director. 23-74
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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