HCC §5-9-5
Who must inspect unsafe buildings
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗The county agency in charge of building safety must check any building or structure that is reported or looks unsafe, dangerous, or substandard. This includes electrical and plumbing work. The inspection is required by law.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Inspection
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.
The authority having jurisdiction shall inspect or cause to be inspected every building, structure, or portion thereof, including electrical and plumbing work, reported as or appearing to the authority having jurisdiction to be substandard, structurally unsafe, dangerous or hazardous. (2020, ord 20-61, sec 2.) 5-9-5
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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