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HCC §5F-1-7

Plumbing work must follow the code and permits

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗

This section says that all plumbing work must follow the county plumbing code and any permits issued under it. It also says that permits or approvals do not excuse you from following other laws. No one can do plumbing work that breaks these rules.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Compliance required

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) No person shall perform or cause to be performed any plumbing work which does not comply with the provisions of this code or any permit issued pursuant to this code. (b) No person shall perform any work covered by this code in violation of the provisions of chapter 448E, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. (c) Any approval or permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this code shall comply with all applicable requirements of this code. (d) The granting of a permit, variance, or approval of plans or specifications pursuant to this code does not dispense with the necessity to comply with any applicable law to which a permit holder may also be subject. (2020, ord 20-61, sec 6.) 5F-1-7
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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