HCC §5-4-5
How permit applications are reviewed
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗The county or other agency in charge checks your permit application, plans, and other documents to make sure they follow the law. Other county and state offices may also review them. The agency does not have to approve or deny your application until all required reviews are done.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Review of application
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 application, plans, specifications, and other data filed by an applicant for a permit shall be reviewed by the authority having jurisdiction. Plans shall also be reviewed by other appropriate departments and divisions of the County and the State to verify compliance with laws under their jurisdiction. (b) Nothing contained in the construction code shall be construed to require the authority having jurisdiction to accept or reject any permit application before completion of reviews required pursuant to the construction code and other applicable laws. (2020, ord 20-61, sec 2.) 5-4-5
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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