HCC §5D-1-3
Which electrical work this law covers and what it does not cover
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says the county's electrical rules apply to electrical work and installations on land inside the shoreline high-water line. It does not apply to work not covered by the 2017 National Electrical Code or to utility work on their own power plants, stations, lines, and service conductors.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Scope; exceptions
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.
This chapter shall apply to electrical work and installations within the County inland of the shoreline high-water line, except: (1) Work or installations not covered by the National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition, as adopted in section 5D-2-1; and (2) Electrical work by an electrical utility on any generating plant, receiving station, switching station, distributing station, supply lines or mains, overhead service drop, and underground or station service supply conductor under the control of the utility. (2020, ord 20-61, sec 4; am 2021, ord 21-61, sec 20; am 2025, ord 25-22, sec 1.) 5D-1-3
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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