HCC §29-3
Amendments to the Water Use and Development Plan
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says how the water plan can be changed. The water board proposes changes, holds one public hearing on each side of the island, and sends the changes to the county council. The council must vote within 90 days, or the change is automatically approved.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Amendments
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.
The department of water supply, acting through its water board, shall have the authority to propose amendments to the water use and development plan. The water board shall hold one public hearing in East Hawai‘i and one public hearing in West Hawai‘i on all proposed amendments. The water board shall transmit the proposed amendments to the council for approval. Within ninety days of receipt of a proposed amendment, the council shall act upon the amendment. If the council fails to act within the ninety days, the amendment shall be deemed approved. (1990, ord 90-60, sec 1; am 2011, ord 11-7, sec 3.)29-3
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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