HCC §25-4-5
Other permits count as allowed uses
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says that if a state or county agency gives you a permit for a land use, that use is automatically allowed in any zoning district. It covers permits from the state land use commission, the county commission, and the state board of land and natural resources.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Uses authorized by other permits
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.
In all districts, all land uses allowed in permits granted by the state land use commission or the commission pursuant to chapter 205, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, all land uses allowed in permits issued by the commission or the director pursuant to chapter 205A, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, and all land uses allowed in permits issued by the State board of land and natural resources pursuant to chapter 183C, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, or any amendment thereto, shall be deemed to be permitted uses. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-4-5
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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