HCC §25-6-33
How to designate an existing home as an accessory dwelling unit
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section lets the county director mark an existing single-family home as an accessory dwelling unit. This is done so a new main single-family home can be permitted on the same property. It is a short rule about the designation process.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Designation of the accessory dwelling unit
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 director may designate an existing, first single-family dwelling unit as an accessory dwelling unit in order to allow permitting of a new first single-family dwelling unit. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2024, ord 24-70, sec 10.)25-6-33
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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