HCC §25-2-67
When and how a use permit can be taken away
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section explains when the county can revoke a use permit. The director can revoke it if the owner says the approved project was never built or was abandoned. The commission can revoke it if the permit conditions are not met or the use is unsafe. The owner gets written notice and can appeal to court.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Revocation of a 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) A use permit may be revoked by the director in the event that any property owner who holds the permit sought to be revoked or any other person, with the property owner’s consent, submits a written statement to the director verifying that the development approved under the permit issued has either not been established or has been abandoned. (b) A use permit may be revoked by the commission upon the request of the director when the director determines the following conditions exist: (1) There has been noncompliance with the conditions of the permit; or (2) The use authorized under the permit is creating a threat to the health or safety of the community. (c) The director shall provide written notice of the proceeding to revoke a use permit to the property owner and to the person who has been issued the permit prior to the commission taking action to revoke the permit. SUPP. 10 (7-2021) 25-38 ZONING § 25-2-67 (d) A property owner or other person affected by the proposed revocation of a use permit ordered by the commission, may, within thirty days after the mailing of the commission’s order, appeal the commission’s action to the third circuit court pursuant to chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 1999, ord 99-112, sec 11; am 2021, ord 21-24, sec 3.)25-2-67 Division 7. Plan Approval.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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