HCC §23-9

No utility permits before subdivision approval

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The county will not let you cut a curb, tap a sewer or water line, or install lighting, sewer, or water facilities in an area that is part of a proposed subdivision until the subdivision is approved under this chapter. This rule applies to both the Department of Public Works and the Department of Water Supply.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Permits for installation of service utilities; subdivision

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.

approval. The department of public works shall not issue a permit to cut a curb, tap a sewer line, or install any lighting or sewer facilities and the department of water supply shall not issue a permit to tap a water line or install any water facilities in the area covered by a proposed subdivision until such subdivision has been approved as required by the provisions of this chapter.

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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