HCC §30-3
Definitions for development agreements
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section defines key terms used in the chapter about development agreements. It explains who the County is, what a development agreement is, and who counts as a person or principal. These definitions help you understand the rest of the rules.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Definitions
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.
Whenever used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall be defined as follows: (1) “County” means the County of Hawai‘i, a municipal corporation, acting through its mayor. (2) “Designated agency” means the County executive agency designated by the mayor to specify, assemble, review, and coordinate information required by governmental agencies, and to administer development agreements after such agreements become effective. (3) “Development agreement” means a written agreement for specified periods of time between the County, any governmental entity or agency made a party thereto, and any person having a legal or equitable interest in real property for the purpose of vesting the right to develop such property in accordance with laws, ordinances, resolutions, rules, and policies of any governmental entity or agency made party to the agreement in effect at the time such agreement is executed, and for the purpose of delineating development requirements that may include, but are not limited to, affordable housing, design standards, water allocations, dedications of real or personal property, on-site and off-site infrastructure and other development related improvements and government services which shall be approved by resolution of the County council and executed by the mayor on behalf of the County. (4) “Governmental entity or agency” means and includes, without limitation, the County of Hawai‘i and its County council, the State of Hawai‘i, the United States of America and their officers, agencies, boards and commissions. (5) “Person” means an individual, group, partnership, firm, association, corporation, trust, governmental official, administrative body, tribunal or any form of business or legal entity. (6) “Principal” means any person and its successors in interest or assigns who has entered into a development agreement pursuant to this chapter, and who has a legal or equitable interest in the real property which is the subject of the development agreement. (1993, ord 93-37, sec 2.)30-3
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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