HCC §3-10
Allowed signs in residential zones with a permit
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗In residential districts, you can put up certain signs if you get a permit. You may have one wall or ground sign that is not directly lit and is no larger than six square feet. If it is a commercial sign, it must be about a business activity that is legally allowed on the property.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Signs permitted in residential districts (RS, RD, RM)
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 following types of signs are allowed, with a permit, in the RS, RD and RM districts: (a) One sign, either wall or ground (unlighted or indirectly lighted), not exceeding six square feet in area. Commercial signs shall relate to a legally permitted activity being conducted on the premises. (2004, ord 04-142, sec 2.)3-10
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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