HCC §25-2-58
Appealing a variance decision to the board of appeals
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section explains how to appeal a decision about a variance. If the director denies your variance application, or if you are hurt by a variance decision, you can appeal to the board of appeals. You must file your appeal within 30 days of the written decision.
landowners
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Appeals
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) If the director denies a variance application, such decision is final except, that, within thirty days after the date of the written decision, the applicant may appeal such action to the board of appeals, pursuant to the rules of practice and procedure of the board of appeals. (b) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the director in the issuance of a variance decision may appeal the director’s action to the board of appeals, in accordance with this chapter, within thirty days after the date of the director’s written decision. (1999, ord 99-112, sec 6.)25-2-58 Division 6. Use Permits.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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