HCC §25-5-72
What uses are allowed in the agricultural district
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section lists the types of activities and buildings allowed in the agricultural (A) district. Some uses are allowed automatically, while others need a use permit or a special permit depending on the location. It also says that accessory buildings for these uses are allowed, and that new building sites cannot interfere with farming or aquaculture.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Permitted uses
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) The following uses shall be permitted in the A district: (1) Agricultural parks. (2) Agricultural products processing, major and minor. (3) Agricultural tourism as permitted under section 25-4-15. (4) Animal hospitals. (5) Apiaries. (6) Aquaculture. (7) Botanical gardens, nurseries and greenhouses, seed farms, plant experimental stations, arboretums, floriculture, and similar uses dealing with the growing of plants. (8) Campgrounds, parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and other similar open area recreational facilities, where none of the recreational features are entirely enclosed in a building. (9) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this Code. (10) Crop production. (11) Dwelling, single-family, as permitted under chapter 205, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes and as permitted under section 25-5-77(b). (12) Farm dwellings, as permitted under section 25-5-77(b) and (c). 25-91 SUPP. 17 (1-2025) (13) Fertilizer yards utilizing only manure and soil, for commercial use. (14) Forestry. (15) Game and fish propagation. (16) Group living facilities. (17) Kennels. (18) Livestock production, provided that piggeries and pen feeding of livestock shall only be located on sites approved by the State department of health and the director, and must be located no closer than one thousand feet away from any major public street or from any other zoning district. (19) Public uses and structures which are necessary for agricultural practices. (20) Retention, restoration, rehabilitation, or improvement of building or sites of historic or scenic interest. (21) Riding academies, and rental or boarding stables. (22) Roadside stands for the sale of agricultural products grown on the premises. (23) Telecommunication antenna and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12. (24) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11. (25) Vehicle and equipment storage areas that are directly accessory to aquaculture, crop production, game and fish propagation, livestock grazing and livestock production. (26) Veterinary establishments. (27) Wind energy facilities. (b) The following uses may be permitted in the A district, provided that a use permit is issued for each use: (1) Golf courses and related golf course uses, including golf course driving ranges, golf maintenance buildings and golf club houses, provided that the property is within the state land use urban or rural district. Golf courses and golf driving ranges shall not be permitted within the state land use agricultural district unless approved by the County before July 1, 2005. (c) The following uses may be permitted in the A district, provided that a special permit is obtained for such use if the building site is located within the State land use agricultural district: (1) Adult day care homes. (2) Airfields, heliports, and private landing strips. (3) Bed and breakfast establishments, as permitted under section 25-4-7. (4) Excavation or removal of natural building material or minerals, for commercial use. (5) Family child care homes. (6) Guest ranches. (7) Home occupations, as permitted under section 25-4-13. (8) Lodges. (9) Model homes, as permitted under section 25-4-8. (10) Public dumps. SUPP. 19 (1-2026) 25-92 ZONING § 25-5-72 (11) Public uses and structures, other than those necessary for agricultural practices, as provided under section 25-4-11. (12) Temporary real estate offices, as permitted under section 25-4-8. (13) Trailer parks with density of three thousand five hundred square feet of land area per trailer, provided that plan approval is secured prior to commencing such use. (14) Uses, other than those specifically listed in this section, which meet the standards for a special permit under chapter 205, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. (d) The following uses may be permitted in the A district, provided that either a use permit is issued for each use if the building site is outside of the State land use agricultural district or a special permit is issued for each use if the building site is within the State land use agricultural district: (1) Bed and breakfast establishments, as permitted under section 25-4-7. (2) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries. (3) Day care centers. (4) Hospitals, sanitariums, old age, convalescent, nursing and rest homes. (5) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities. (6) Medical clinics. (7) Meeting facilities, including special events, as permitted under section (8) Schools. (9) Special events. (e) Buildings and uses accessory to the uses permitted in this section shall also be permitted in the A district. (f) No building site shall be established after December 1, 1996 which shall in any way restrict or limit aquaculture, horticulture, production of crops, keeping of livestock, game and fish propagation, or the processing, sale or other commercial use of the products of such uses. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2008, ord 08-155, sec 13; am 2010, ord 10-17, sec 6; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 9; ord 12-124, sec 8; am 2014, ord 14-86, sec 9; am 2021, ord 21-26, sec 10; am 2024, ord 24-65, secs 7, 8, and 10; am 2025, ord 25-55, secs 8 and 9; ord 25-66, sec 16.)25-5-72
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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