HCC §32-49
How the public is told about an annexation hearing
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says the council clerk must tell the public about a hearing to add land to a community facilities district. The notice must include a summary of the ordinance, where to get a copy, the time and place of the hearing, and that people can speak for or against the plan. It also must explain how to file a protest.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Notice of hearing
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.
The clerk of the council shall give notice of the hearing in the same manner and within the same time as provided for the giving of notice of a hearing on a resolution of intention to establish a district, as required by section 32-22 or section 32-23, within the territory proposed to be annexed. The notice shall do all of the following: (a) Contain a summary of the ordinance and the name, address and telephone number of a department or official of the County from which a copy of the ordinance can be obtained (alternatively, the notice may contain the full text of the ordinance). (b) State the time and place for the hearing. SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT FINANCING BY COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS § 32-49 (c) State that at the hearing the testimony of all interested persons for or against the annexation of territory to the district or the levying of special taxes within the territory proposed to be annexed will be heard. The notice shall also describe, in summary, the protest procedure, including the respective rights of owners and lessees and the effect of protests made (and of failure to make written protests) against the proposed changes. The notice and hearing may be waived in the same manner as provided in section 32-24. (1994, ord 94-77, sec 3.)32-49
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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