HCC §32-50
How to file a protest at an annexation hearing
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section explains how people can protest a proposed annexation at a public hearing. Protests can be spoken or written, but written ones must be filed before the hearing and must list specific problems. The council can fix minor mistakes and allow written protests to be withdrawn.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Protests
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.
At the hearing, protests against the proposals described in the ordinance of annexation may be made orally or in writing by any interested person. Any protests pertaining to the regularity or sufficiency of the proceedings shall be in writing and shall clearly set forth the irregularities or defects to which objection is made. All written protests shall be filed with the clerk prior to the time fixed for the hearing. The council may waive any irregularities in the form or content of any written protest and at the hearing may correct minor defects in the proceedings. Written protests may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the conclusion of the hearing. (1994, ord 94-77, sec 3.)32-50
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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