Signs that are not allowed anywhere in the county

(a) No person shall erect or maintain: (1) Any sign which by reason of its size, location, movement, content, coloring or manner of illumination, constitutes a traffic hazard or a detriment to traffic safety by obstructing the vision of drivers, or by obstructing, or detracting from the visibility of any official traffic control device, or by diverting or tending to divert the attention of drivers of moving vehicles from the traffic movement on the public streets and roads; (2) Any sign which is not expressly permitted or exempt from regulation by this chapter; (3) Any sign which is obscene, as defined in Hawai‘i penal code sections 712-1210 and 712-1211; (4) Except as provided for in sections 3-3(a)(31), 3-8, 3-62 and chapter 22, any sign which advertises or publicizes a commercial activity not conducted on the premises or lot upon which the sign is located. This prohibition would include signs on properties which are no longer occupied; (5) Temporary signs used for regular, ongoing commercial use (i.e. sandwich boards and banners); (6) Any automated sign including signs with repeated or changeable commercial advertising; (7) Any aerial sign; (8) Any sign placed on a utility pole; (9) Portable signs; (10) Flashing signs; (11) Any sign placed on a tree; (12) Any sign placed on public property, unless such sign is otherwise permitted by law; and (13) Any sign that is a billboard or outdoor advertising device prohibited by chapter 445, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. (2004, ord 04-142, sec 2.)3-7