HCC §25-4-60
Fixing or adding to a nonconforming building
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says you can repair, maintain, or enlarge a nonconforming building, but any addition must follow the current rules for your area. If the nonconforming part is destroyed, you can only rebuild it if it meets the county construction code.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Nonconforming buildings; maintenance and repair
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) Any nonconforming building, except as otherwise regulated, may be repaired, maintained, or enlarged provided that any enlargement or addition shall conform in every respect to the regulations for the district in which it is located, except as provided in this division. (b) If the portion of the building that is nonconforming should be destroyed it may only be rebuilt in compliance with all of the requirements of the County construction code, including chapters 5 and 5A through 5F for reconstruction and repair of nonconforming buildings. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.; am 2002, ord 02-89, sec 1; am 2020, ord 20-61, sec 11.)25-4-60
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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