HCC §8-11
Getting credit for parks already provided
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section lets developers get credit for park land they already provided before December 27, 1977, if the land is kept for parks forever or has a maintenance agreement the county lawyer approved. The land and facilities must still meet certain rules in another section.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Credit for existing parks and playgrounds
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.
Where lands for parks and playgrounds and their improvements were provided in perpetuity or kept in private ownership with a maintenance agreement acceptable to the corporation counsel prior to December 27, 1977, such land, including physical facilities, shall be credited toward the park land/facilities which would otherwise be required under section 8-7; provided that such area and facilities shall satisfy the provisions of section 8-12(b)(3), (4), and (5).
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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