HCC §35-39
What an Annexation Ordinance Must Include
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section lists what a proposed annexation ordinance must state, like district names, boundaries, services, and any new or changed special assessments. It also says the existing district's assessment rate cannot go up because of the annexation.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Contents of proposed ordinance of annexation
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) A proposed ordinance of annexation shall do all of the following: (1) State the name and term of the existing district; (2) Describe the boundaries of the existing district and the area proposed to be annexed; (3) Identify the supplemental services and improvements provided and financed by the existing district, the supplemental services and improvements to be provided and financed by the area proposed to be annexed, and the supplemental services and improvements to be provided and financed in common by both; (4) Specify the proposed new special assessment which will be levied within the area proposed to be annexed; and (5) Specify any proposed change to the special assessment within the existing district as a result of the proposed annexation. (b) The assessment rate in the existing district shall not be increased as a result of annexation proceedings pursuant to this article. (2004, ord 04-94, sec 1.)35-39
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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