HCC §33-8
Time limit for lawsuits about county actions
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section sets a 30-day deadline for anyone to sue the county over actions, bond payments, or tax allocations under this chapter. After 30 days, you cannot challenge them, even for legal mistakes. It applies to lawsuits about county decisions.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Limitation on time to sue
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.
No action or proceeding to review any acts or proceedings or to question the validity or enjoin the performance of any act, the issue or payment of any bonds, or the allocation of any tax increment authorized by this chapter, whether based upon irregularities or jurisdictional defects, or otherwise, shall be maintained unless begun within thirty days after performance of the act or the passage of the resolution or ordinance complained of. (1994, ord 94-76, sec 3.)33-8 Article 2. Procedure.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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