HCC §5-2-3
Permit holders must follow all building code rules
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says that anyone with a building permit, or their agents, must follow all the rules in the county's construction codes. Any permit that tries to allow breaking those rules is not valid. Getting a permit does not excuse you from following other laws.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Compliance required
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) Permit holders and their agents shall comply with the requirements of permits issued pursuant to the construction code including chapters: 5, the construction administrative code; 5A, the building code; 5B, the residential building code; 5C, the existing building code; 5D, the electrical code; 5E, the energy conservation code; and 5F, the plumbing code. (b) Any approval or permit issued pursuant to the provisions of the construction code shall comply with all applicable requirements of the construction code. Any approval or permit that presumes to authorize violation of the provisions of the construction code, or other applicable laws, shall be invalid, except insofar as the work or use it authorizes is lawful. SUPP. 11 (1-2022) 5-6 CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATIVE CODE § 5-2-3 (c) The granting of a permit, variance, or approval of plans or specifications pursuant to the construction code does not dispense with the necessity to comply with any applicable law to which a permit holder may also be subject. (2020, ord 20-61, sec 2; am 2021, ord 21-61, sec 9.) 5-2-3
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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