HCC §5-9-8
County can take extra legal action to enforce repair orders
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says the county can use other legal actions, besides the ones already listed, to make an owner fix, repair, or demolish a building. The county can also recover the cost of the work from the owner or put a lien on the property. All remedies in the construction code are cumulative, meaning they can be used together.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Action upon noncompliance
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.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit or restrict the authority having jurisdiction from instituting, on behalf of the County, any other legal or equitable proceedings, in addition to those specified herein, to obtain compliance with the notice to repair, rehabilitate or to demolish and remove the building, structure, or portion thereof, or installation, and to recover the cost of such work from the owner or attach a lien to the property. The remedies provided in the construction code shall be cumulative and not exclusive. (2020, ord 20-61, sec 2.) 5-9-8 Article 10. Violations, Penalties, and Enforcement.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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