HCC §25-4-48
Limits on keeping honeybee hives on small lots
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This rule limits how many honeybee hives you can keep on a small lot and how far they must be from property lines. If you have a flyover barrier, the distance rule is different. The county director can allow more hives in some cases.
landowners
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Apiaries
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.
Apiaries shall be limited to no more than fifteen honeybee hives on lots less than twenty thousand square feet. The director may grant an exemption for lots less than twenty thousand square feet with more than fifteen honeybee hives. Apiaries shall be located at least twenty-five feet from any property line. Exception: apiaries situated behind a flyover barrier must maintain a distance of at least fifteen feet from any property line. Flyover barrier shall have the same meaning as defined in section 4-5-3 of this Code. (2024, ord 24-65, sec 6.)25-4-47 25-61 SUPP. 17 (1-2025) Division 5. Off-Street Parking and Loading.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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