HCC §25-4-62
Losing the right to continue a nonconforming use
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗If a nonconforming use stops for 12 straight months, or for one season if it is seasonal, you cannot start it again. Any later use of the land or building must fully follow the county's zoning rules.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Abandonment of nonconforming use
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.
If any nonconforming use ceases for any reason for a continuous period of twelve calendar months, or for one season if the use be seasonal, then such use shall not be resumed and any use of the land or building or both thereafter shall be in full conformity with the provisions of this chapter. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2002, ord 02-89, sec 1.)25-4-62
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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