HCC §30-4
Who can make development agreements and how
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section gives the mayor's office the power to negotiate and manage development agreements with developers. The mayor can sign them for the county only if the county council approves. Both the county and the developer must agree voluntarily, but once signed, both must follow the agreement and the law.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — General authorization
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) The office of the mayor is authorized to negotiate, prepare, and administer a development agreement, in accordance with this chapter, with any principal. (b) The mayor may enter into development agreements on behalf of the County, upon approval by the County council by resolution, in accordance with the terms, conditions, and requirements of this chapter, pursuant to section 46-123, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. (c) The office of the mayor shall make such rules and regulations as necessary to implement this chapter pursuant to chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. (d) Negotiation of and the decision to participate in a development agreement shall be entirely voluntary on the County and the principal. Once entered into, the parties to a development agreement shall be bound by the terms of the development agreement, the development agreement code and chapter 46, part VII, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, relating to development agreements, and as amended from time to time. (1993, ord 93-37, sec 2.)30-4
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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