HCC §24-161
What counts as litter under this law
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section defines the word litter for two other sections of the county code. It lists many types of waste, from food scraps and trash to construction materials. If something is commonly seen as garbage or rubbish, it is litter.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Litter defined
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.
For the purposes of sections 24-162 and 24-163, the word litter means all waste material including without limiting the generality thereof, all animal and vegetable wastes, and all other solid wastes such as dirt, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals or parts thereof, market and industrial wastes, bagasse, cane trash, paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboards, tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, tree trimmings, glass, bedding, crockery, furniture, appliances, scrap metal and all other waste materials commonly or ordinarily regarded as being garbage, rubbish, refuse, trash, swill and all materials used in the construction industry, including but not limited to sand, gravel, stones, rocks, and any other material which, if allowed to be deposited or to accumulate upon the public highways, would tend to create a danger to the health, safety, welfare and general well being of the public.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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