HCC §27-14
Public works director must approve flood zone projects
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says that in flood hazard areas, certain actions like getting a building permit, occupying a structure, or approving a subdivision need the public works director's approval first. The director checks that the project follows flood rules. Without this approval, these actions cannot happen.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Director of public works approval
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.
No building permit, certificate of occupancy, or grading permit shall be issued, no structure shall be occupied, no exception to chapter 5, the building code, shall be certified, and no development or subdivision shall be approved in an area of special flood hazard as determined by the director, pursuant to section 27-16, without the approval of the director with respect to compliance with the provisions of this chapter. (1993, ord 93-78, sec 3; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1; am 2007, ord 07-169, sec 8; am 2017, ord 17-56, sec 7.)27-14
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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