HCC §5B-1-2
Why this housing code exists
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This law sets the lowest acceptable safety and health standards for homes and other residential buildings in the county. It covers how they are designed, built, what materials are used, how they are used, where they are located, and how they are kept up. The goal is to protect people and property.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Purpose
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 purpose of this chapter is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of all residential buildings and structures within the County and certain equipment specifically regulated herein. (2021, ord 21-61, sec 1.) 5B-1-2
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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