HCC §27-34
What happens when you don't fix a violation
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗If you break county rules about public works, the director can send you a written order. The order can tell you to fix the problem or pay a fine. You can ask for a hearing within 30 days, and the director can go to court to enforce the order.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Administrative order
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) In lieu of or in addition to section 27-33, if the director of public works determines that any person, firm, or corporation is not complying with the requirements of this chapter or a notice of violation for a violation of this chapter, the director of public works may have the party responsible for the violation served, by certified mail or delivery, with an order pursuant to this section. (b) The order may require the party responsible for the violation to do any or all of the following: (1) Correct the violation within the time specified in the order; (2) Pay a civil fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000 in the manner, at the place, and before the date specified in the order; (3) Pay a civil fine of not less than $500 per day and not more than $1,000 per day for each day that the violation persists, in the manner and at the time and place specified in the order. (c) The order shall become final thirty days from the date of service unless the party served requests a hearing under chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. If a hearing is requested, no fine shall be imposed except upon completion of the hearing. In determining the amount of the fine, the director of public works shall consider the seriousness of the violations, any history of such violations, any good-faith efforts to comply with the applicable requirements, the economic impact of the fine on the violator, and such other considerations that have a bearing on the amount of the fine. (d) The director of public works may institute a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of any order issued pursuant to this section. Where the civil action has been instituted to enforce the civil fine imposed by said order, the director of public works need only show that the notice of violation and order were served, that a civil fine was imposed, the amount of the civil fine imposed, and that the fine has not been paid. (1993, ord 93-78, sec 3; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1; am 2007, ord 07-169, sec 21.)27-34
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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