HCC §25-5-160
What the Open District Is For
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section explains the purpose of the O (Open) district. It is for areas that support open land uses, like parks or golf courses, and helps protect those uses. It also buffers different land uses, preserves scenic or historic areas, and protects water features like ponds and lakes.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Purpose and applicability
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.
The O (open) district applies to areas that contribute to the general welfare, the full enjoyment, or the economic well-being of open land type use which has been established, or is proposed. The object of this district is to encourage development around it such as a golf course and park, and to protect investments which have been or shall be made in reliance upon the retention of such open type use, to buffer an otherwise incompatible land use or district, to preserve a valuable scenic vista or an area of special historical significance, or to protect and preserve submerged land, fishing ponds, and lakes (natural or artificial tide lands). (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-160
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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