HCC §3-32
How high signs must hang over public areas
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This rule says that any sign sticking out over a public area, except a marquee sign, must have its bottom edge at least nine feet above the ground. It applies to signs that project over sidewalks, streets, or other public spaces.
businesses
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Distance above ground of projecting signs
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 lower edge of any sign projecting over any public area, except a marquee sign, shall have a vertical clearance of not less than nine feet. (2004, ord 04-142, sec 2.)3-32
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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