HCC §23-81
Getting final approval before construction is done
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗A subdivider can get final approval before finishing construction by signing an agreement with the county and providing a bond or other security. The county director approves the final plat after the agreement and bond are accepted. Then the subdivider can record the plat and sell lots before construction is complete.
developers
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Final approval before construction completed; bond
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.
required. A subdivider may secure final approval prior to completion of construction by entering into an agreement which conforms to section 23-82 with the County, signed by the director and the department of public works and, when appropriate, department of water supply and file with the department of public works and when required department of water supply a surety bond or other security as specified in section 23-83 to assure the department of public works and the department of water supply that the actual construction and installation of the improvements and utilities will be completed as shown on the approved construction drawings and specifications. The director shall, after the execution and acceptance of the agreement and bond, grant approval of the final plat. The subdivider may then proceed to record the final plat and sell the lots or transfer any interest therein prior to completion of the improvements.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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