HCC §5D-3-1
When flood area electrical rules apply
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says the county's electrical rules apply to new electrical systems and to major changes or reinstallations of existing systems in special flood hazard areas. These systems must follow the county's floodplain management rules. Some buildings are exempt, like those already exempt from flood rules or with a flood variance.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — General applicability
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 provisions of this article shall apply to the: installation of any new electrical system; or the renovation and major alteration, addition, or reinstallation of any existing electrical system, within a special flood hazard area as identified by chapter 27, Hawai‘i County Code. All installations shall comply with chapter 27, Floodplain Management. (b) The provisions of this article shall not apply to the following: (1) Any electrical system serving a building or structure exempted from chapter 27; (2) Any electrical system serving a building or structure which has been granted a flood control variance pursuant to article 5, chapter 27; or (3) Any electrical system lawfully existing prior to November 8, 1993, subject to the provisions of chapter 27. (2020, ord 20-61, sec 4.) 5D-3-1
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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