HCC §25-7-4
Kailua Village design commission's review duties
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗The design commission reviews building plans and public or private changes to Kailua Village's look, then recommends a design theme to the director. It must finish each review within 30 days, but if it doesn't, the director can still process the request. All advice must follow county rules and plans.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Powers and duties of the Kailua Village design commission
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 design commission shall recommend to the director an architectural and design concept of theme for Kailua Village that recognizes the desires and concerns of all public and private interests. (b) The design commission shall provide an architectural and design review of applications requiring plan approval by the director. The design commission’s review and recommendations to the director shall be completed within thirty days from the date of the design commission’s receipt of the plans requiring plan approval. If a recommendation is not received within the allotted period, the director shall continue to process the request for plan approval. (c) The design commission shall provide an architectural and design review of all planned public improvements such as street widening, street lights, and so forth, as well as all private improvements such as landscaping, structural painting, or any activity which will alter the physical appearance of Kailua Village. The recommendations shall be forwarded to the director within thirty days from the design commission’s receipt of the proposal. If a recommendation is not received within the allotted period, the director shall continue to process the proposed activity. (d) All of the design commission’s advice and recommendations to the director shall be consistent with the provisions of the County Charter, general plan, zoning and all other related ordinances and any publicly funded master plan developed for Kailua Village. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 2009, ord 09-118, sec 20.)25-7-4
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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