HCC §25-2-22
How appeal hearings are run and who pays for records
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section explains the steps for an appeal hearing. The director or commission must send the full case file to the board of appeals within 20 days. The board holds a full hearing, makes a recording, and the person appealing must prove their case.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Conduct of appeal hearing; costs
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.
(a) Within twenty days after receipt of a notice of appeal, the director or commission, as appropriate, shall transmit to the board of appeals the entire record or file of the proceeding being appealed. The entire record or file from the director or commission, as appropriate, shall be part of the board of appeals’ record in an appeal, and shall be reviewed by the board of appeals in the appeal. (b) A full hearing shall be held by the board of appeals, in any appeal, in accordance with chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. ZONING § 25-2-22 (c) A verbatim audio recording or stenographic record shall be made of the hearing and shall remain on file in the office of the board of appeals. Copies of such verbatim record of any hearing may be ordered by any party, with the cost thereof to be paid by the party ordering such copy or copies. (d) The appellant has the burden of proof in an appeal before the board of appeals. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-2-22
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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