HCC §35-40
Hearing notice for proposed annexation
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗The council sets a hearing date for a proposed annexation, which must be between 30 and 90 days after the ordinance is introduced. The county clerk must publish and mail notice to affected landowners at least 15 days before the hearing. The notice must include key details about the ordinance, hearing, and protest rights.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Notice of hearing on 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) The council shall fix the time and place for a hearing on the proposed ordinance of annexation. The date of the hearing shall not be less than thirty or more than ninety days from the date of introduction of the proposed ordinance. (b) The County clerk shall publish notice of the hearing in the same manner as required under section 35-12 for notice of a hearing to owners of land within a proposed district. In addition, the County clerk shall mail the notice to each owner of land assessed or proposed to be assessed in the existing district and area proposed to be annexed. The notice shall be mailed at least fifteen days before the hearing in the manner described in section 35-12. (c) The notice shall contain all of the following information: (1) A summary of the proposed ordinance and a statement that the proposed ordinance is on file in the County clerk’s office for public inspection (alternatively, the notice may contain the full text of the proposed ordinance); (2) The time and place of the hearing; (3) A statement that, at the hearing, the testimony of all interested persons and landowners for or against the proposed annexation will be heard; and (4) A summary of the protest procedure and the form of any protests, including the rights of an owner of land and the effect of protests made against the proposed annexation. (2004, ord 04-94, sec 1.)35-40
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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