HCC §3-93
Signs You Cannot Put Up in Pāhoa Village
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This law lists extra signs that are not allowed in the Pāhoa Village district, on top of the ones already banned elsewhere in the county. It covers shiny materials, roof signs, signs over public areas, product ads, moving signs, and flashing or inflatable signs.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Prohibited 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.
In addition to the signs prohibited in section 3-7, the following types of signs are also prohibited in the Pāhoa Village district: (1) Any sign or display which is constructed primarily of materials with a shiny, slick, or reflective surface such as fiberglass or acrylic plastic; (2) Any sign which is displayed on any roof or mansard roof, or when attached to a building extends above the lowest edge of any portion of the roof or mansard roof; (3) Any sign which has a vertical clearance of less than nine feet or projects, extends, or is otherwise displayed over or above any public street, park, other public places or pedestrian way, except as may be permitted by section 3-62 or chapter 22; (4) Any sign for product advertising when visible to the general public. A sign containing only the name of a business is not a sign for product advertising; (5) Any mechanical sign, graphic design or decorative element that functions through animation, revolvement, up, down, sidewards or any other similar movement, including but not limited to, any spinning device, light bulb border, flashing or mobile illumination; and (6) Any sign which is flashing, blinking, rotating or inflatable. (2015, ord 15-46, sec 4.) 3-93
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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