HCC §5D-2-1
County adopts the 2017 National Electrical Code
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section makes the 2017 National Electrical Code part of the county's electrical rules. It applies unless another county rule says something different. You can read a copy at the public works offices in Hilo and Kailua-Kona or at the county clerk's office.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — National electrical code adopted
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.
(a) The National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition, published by the National Fire Protection Association, One Batterymarch Park, Quincy MA, 02169-7471, including appendices, is incorporated by reference and made a part of this code, subject to any amendments hereinafter set forth in this chapter. (b) The scope, technical specifications, and exemptions set forth in the National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition, are hereby adopted as the standard for electrical work covered by this code, provided there are no specific provisions in any other section of this code covering the particular matter. (c) A copy of the National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition, shall be available for public inspection at the Hilo and Kailua-Kona offices of the department of public works and at the office of the County clerk. (2020, ord 20-61, sec 4.) 5D-2-1 SUPP. 11 (1-2022) 5D-4 ELECTRICAL CODE § 5D-3-1 Article 3. Electrical Work Within Special Flood Hazard Areas.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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