HCC §7-3-8
County must create a long-term recovery plan after a disaster
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗After a disaster, the county's recovery officer must write a long-term recovery and resilience plan within twelve months of finishing the interim recovery strategy. The plan must be approved by the county council and will guide how the county rebuilds. It must cover housing, infrastructure, economy, natural and cultural resources, land use, and community input.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Long-term recovery and resilience plan
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) Within twelve months following the completion and transmittal of the interim recovery strategy, the recovery officer shall prepare a long-term recovery and resilience plan, which shall be adopted by resolution of the council and shall serve as the County’s framework for a specific disaster’s recovery operations. (b) The long-term recovery and resilience plan shall address, to the extent possible, the following: (1) Housing recovery strategies to restore and expand the housing stock available to affected residents; (2) Infrastructure restoration plans for the repair, replacement, or improvement of public infrastructure damaged or destroyed by the disaster; (3) Economic recovery strategies for supporting affected businesses and industries, revitalizing local economies, promoting workforce development, and diversifying economic opportunities in affected communities; (4) Measures to address disaster impacts on natural and cultural resources; (5) Consideration of land use policy, hazard mitigation measures, and planning initiatives that support long-term community resilience; and (6) An ongoing framework for meaningful participation by affected residents and communities in the implementation of recovery programs. (c) In preparing the long-term recovery and resilience plan, the recovery officer shall actively engage the community, and shall provide affected individuals opportunities to provide input on recovery programs and priorities. (2026, ord 26-54, sec 2.)7-3-8 UNOFFICIAL ADVANCE SHEET – Updated on July 27, 2026. Contains sec(s) affected since publication of Supp. 20 (7-2026). Official revision to be published in a subsequent republication of the County Code. DISASTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT § 7-3-9
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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