HCC §5-3-3
Rules for moving a building to a new location
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗You need a permit to move a building. Moved buildings must meet new construction standards, except for certain homes. If a home has major damage, you cannot move it. The foundation, plumbing, and electrical work at the new site must follow all building, flood, and land use rules.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Relocation of buildings
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 permit is required to relocate a building pursuant to section 5-3-1. (b) Buildings moved into or within the jurisdiction shall comply with the provisions of the construction code for new structures. Exception: R3 dwellings are exempted from this subsection but existing plumbing and electrical systems contained within R3 dwellings shall be brought up to current code. 5-11 SUPP. 9 (1-2021) (c) No permit shall be issued to relocate any dwelling, accessory to a dwelling, or portion thereof, that has sustained substantial damage. As used in this section, “substantial damage” means damage of any origin sustained by a structure, whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its undamaged condition would equal or exceed fifty percent of the market value of the structure before damage occurred. (d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the foundation, plumbing, and electrical work at the final destination of the relocated building shall comply with the provisions of the construction code for new structures and shall comply with flood hazard regulations, land use ordinances and all other applicable laws. (2020, ord 20-61, sec 2.) 5-3-3
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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