HCC §23-99
When flood-prone land can get subdivision approval
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗A subdivision in a safety flood hazard district cannot get tentative or final approval if the land is unsafe due to flooding, erosion, or bad drainage. The county director decides this after checking with other agencies. The developer can still get approval if they propose protective measures that the director approves.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Tentative approval of plan for subdivision in SF district
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 subdivision located in a safety flood hazard district (SF district) shall be granted tentative approval of the preliminary plat or approval of the final plat if the land is found by the director, upon consultation with the director of public works or other governmental agencies, to be unsuitable for the proposed use by reason of proneness to flooding, inundation or erosion by sea water, bad drainage or other features or conditions likely to be harmful or dangerous to the health, safety and welfare of future residents of the proposed subdivision or of the surrounding neighborhood, unless satisfactory protective improvements or other measures are proposed or taken by the subdivider and approved by the director.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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