HCC §35-45
How the council can end a district
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗The county council can end a district in three situations: if the district board acts badly, when a five-year term ends, or if the board asks. The council must start the process with a resolution and finish with an ordinance. It cannot start termination in any other way.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Authorization to terminate the district
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 may terminate a district at any time for cause due to the willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the district board. The council shall initiate proceedings to terminate the district for cause by a resolution and shall terminate the district by an ordinance. (b) The council, on its own initiative, may terminate a district at the expiration of the then occurring five-year term in accordance with this article. The council shall initiate proceedings to terminate a district at the expiration of the then occurring five-year term by a resolution and shall terminate the district by an ordinance. (c) The council may terminate a district at any time upon request from the district board. A termination shall be accomplished in accordance with this article. (d) Except as set forth herein, the council may not initiate proceedings to terminate a district. (2004, ord 04-94, sec 1.)35-45
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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