HCC §6-1

Getting approval to start or expand a cemetery

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You cannot start a new cemetery or make an existing one bigger unless the county council approves it with a formal resolution. This rule applies to anyone wanting to create or expand a cemetery.

everyone

The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Prohibition

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.

No cemetery shall be established, nor shall the area of any existing cemetery be enlarged or extended without the approval of the council, evidenced by a resolution. 6-1

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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