HCC §23-8
Building permits for lots in proposed subdivisions
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This rule says you cannot get a building permit for a lot inside a proposed subdivision unless the lot meets the zoning code. It is a narrow rule about permits and zoning compliance.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Issuance of building permits; zoning code
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.
No building permit shall be issued for any building to be erected on any lot within the area covered by any proposed subdivision unless the requirements of the zoning code are met.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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