HCC §25-2-63
How a use permit gets a public hearing
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗After a use permit application is accepted, the commission must schedule a public hearing within 90 days. The applicant must notify nearby owners and tenants, and post a sign on the property. The commission must also publish a notice about the hearing.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Procedure for use permit
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) Upon acceptance of a use permit application, the commission shall fix a date for a public hearing. The public hearing shall be commenced no later than ninety days after the acceptance of a use permit application by the director. (b) The applicant shall serve notice of the use permit application on surrounding owners and lessees of record as provided by section 25-2-4. The applicant shall also serve notice on owners and lessees of record interests in other properties which the commission may find to be directly affected by the use permit sought. The applicant shall also post a sign for public notification on the property as provided by section 25-2-12. (c) Prior to the public hearing, the commission shall publish notice of the public hearing in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 1999, ord 99-112, sec 9; am 2005, ord 05-136, sec 5; am 2010, ord 10-117, sec 2.)25-2-63
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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