HCC §25-5-54
Minimum lot size in the RA district
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗In the RA district, the smallest lot you can build on is half an acre. Larger lots can be set in half-acre steps, usually up to three acres, but this is not a hard limit. The county can allow bigger lots if needed.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Minimum building site area
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 minimum building site area in the RA district shall be one-half acre. RA districts having larger areas may be designated in increments of one-half acre up to a recommended maximum of three acres. The recommended maximum does not specify an absolute upper limit for any building site in the RA district. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999.)25-5-54
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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