HCC §5-5-6
Keeping approved building plans on site
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗The agency that approves building plans must keep one set for at least 90 days after the work is done. The applicant must get one approved set back and keep it at the job site while work is happening.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Retention of plans
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.
One set of approved plans, specifications, and computations shall be retained by the authority having jurisdiction for a period of not less than ninety calendar days from the date of completion of the work covered therein. In addition, one set of approved plans shall be returned to the applicant and shall be kept on the job site at all times during which the work authorized thereby is in progress. (2020, ord 20-61, sec 2.) 5-5-6 Article 6. Eligibility to Work.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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