HCC §25-5-82
What uses are allowed in the IA district
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section lists the uses that are automatically allowed in the IA (agricultural) district, such as farming, forestry, and agricultural product processing. Some other uses, like hospitals or day care centers, need a special permit. In steep or rough areas, the director may allow other uses, and buildings that support allowed uses are also permitted.
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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 IA district: (1) Agricultural parks. (2) Agricultural products processing, major and minor. (3) Agricultural tourism as permitted under section 25-4-15. (4) Apiaries. (5) Aquaculture. (6) Cemeteries, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this Code. (7) Crop production. (8) Farm dwellings, as permitted under sections 25-5-87(b) and (c). (9) Forestry. 25-95 SUPP. 17 (1-2025) (10) Livestock production, provided that piggeries, apiaries and pen feeding of livestock shall not be closer than one thousand feet to any major road or to any district other than the A district on building sites approved by the State department of health and the director. (11) Public uses and structures which are necessary for agricultural practices. (12) Telecommunication antennas and towers, as permitted under section 25-4-12. (13) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11. (b) The following uses may be permitted in the IA districts, provided that a special permit is obtained for such use: (1) Crematoriums, funeral homes, funeral services, and mortuaries. (2) Day care centers. (3) Hospitals. (4) Meeting facilities, including special events, as permitted under section (5) Public uses and structures, other than those necessary for agricultural purposes, as permitted under section 25-4-11. (6) Uses other than those specifically listed in this section, which meet the standards for a special permit under chapter 205, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. (c) In IA districts in areas with over thirty percent slope, in gullies, and where rough terrain discourages intensive agricultural uses, the director may approve any other uses which are permitted in the RA, FA, or A districts. (d) Buildings and uses accessory to the uses permitted in this section shall also be permitted in the IA district. (e) No building site shall be established in the IA district which shall in any way restrict or limit the uses permitted under this section. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2008, ord 08-155, sec 14; am 2010, ord 10-17, sec 7; am 2012, ord 12-28, sec 10; am 2024, ord 24-65, secs 7, 9, and 10; am 2025, ord 25-55, sec 10; ord 25-66, sec 17.)25-5-82
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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