HCC §27-21
Flood standards for manufactured homes
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This rule tells you how to raise and anchor a manufactured home in flood zones. It applies when the home is placed or rebuilt outside a park, in a new or expanded park, or after flood damage. The exact requirements depend on which flood zone the home is in.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Standards for manufactured homes
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.
Manufactured homes that are placed or substantially improved on sites outside of a manufactured home park or subdivision, in a new manufactured home park or subdivision, in an expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision, or in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision on which a manufactured home has incurred “substantial damage” as the result of a flood shall: (a) Within Zones AE or AH, be elevated so that either: (1) The lowest floor of the manufactured home is at or above the base flood elevation, or (2) The manufactured home chassis is supported by reinforced piers or other foundation elements of at least equivalent strength that are no less than thirty-six inches in height above grade and be securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral movement. (b) Within Zone AO, be elevated such that the lowest floor of the manufactured home is elevated at least as high as the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM, or at least two feet if no depth number is specified and be securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral movement. (c) Within Zone A, comply with the standards of section 27-24. (d) Within Zones V or VE, comply with the standards of section 27-23. (1993, ord 93-78, sec 3.)27-21
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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