HCC §5-9-7
Posting warning signs on unsafe buildings
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section tells the government to put up signs on buildings that are unsafe to enter. The signs must stay until repairs or demolition are done. No one can take down the signs or go inside without permission, except to fix or tear down the building. After a major disaster, the government can post different signs that limit how the building can be used.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Posting of signs
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 post at each entrance to buildings ordered vacated or at other visible locations on the property if access to the building is a hardship, a notice to read: “DO NOT ENTER. UNSAFE TO OCCUPY.” Such notice shall remain posted until the required repairs, demolition, or removal are completed. Such notice shall not be removed without written permission of the authority having jurisdiction, and no person shall enter the building except for the purpose of making the required repairs or of demolishing the building. In the event of a major natural disaster, the authority having jurisdiction may post “Restricted Use” or “Unsafe” placards at each entrance to a building or on the property if an inspection warrants such posting. Entry or occupancy in a building or portion of a building posted with a “Restricted Use” placard shall be limited to the restrictions stated on the placard. No entry is permitted in a building or portion of a building posted “Unsafe.” Placards shall not be removed or altered unless authorized by the authority having jurisdiction. (2020, ord 20-61, sec 2.) 5-9-7
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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