HCC §27-36
Breaking this chapter is a crime with fines or jail time
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗If you break any rule in this chapter, it is a misdemeanor. If found guilty, you can be fined $1,000, jailed for up to one year, or both. If the violation keeps going after you are told to stop, each extra day counts as a new offense.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Criminal enforcement
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 violation of the requirements of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor. Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of $1,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, except that in cases where such offense shall continue after due notice, each day’s continuance of the same shall constitute a separate offense. (1993, ord 93-78, sec 3.)27-36
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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