HCC §3-6
Rules for sign types, numbers, and sizes on a property
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section sets the basic rules for signs on a property. It limits how many signs you can have, what types are allowed, and where they can go. The rules depend on whether the property has one business or several, and they apply per lot or per business.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Type, number, and size of signs permissible
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) Only signs of the type, number, and size prescribed in this article will be permitted to be erected or maintained. (b) Sign type, number, and size restrictions shall be applied per lot or, if the lot is occupied by multiple businesses, per business establishment, or if a business occupies multiple adjacent lots, per business establishment. These restrictions shall be subject to the following provisions: (1) The total number of signs per lot or business shall not exceed two per adjacent street; (2) Each of the two signs facing one street shall be of a different sign type; and (3) Only one ground sign shall be permitted per lot, even if the lot is occupied by multiple businesses. (c) In the event that the applicant has obtained a special permit or a use permit, or if the applicant is otherwise legally permitted to conduct activities not normally allowed in that district, the type and number of signs shall conform to requirements of the district within which the activity is occurring. (2004, ord 04-142, sec 2.)3-6
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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