HCC §8-13
How to appeal a director's decision
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗If the director makes a decision under this article, you can appeal it in writing within 30 days. You must pay a $100 fee and explain why the decision was wrong. The board will hold a hearing and decide within 60 days.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Appeals
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) Action of the director taken pursuant to this article may, within thirty days after the action is taken, be appealed in writing to the board of appeals. (b) The appeal shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $100. (c) The appeal shall set forth the basis of the appeal and shall specifically detail the manner in which it is alleged the director’s action was based on an erroneous finding of a material fact, or that the director had acted in an arbitrary or capricious manner, or had manifestly abused the director’s discretion. (d) The board of appeals, upon receipt of such appeal, shall set the matter for a hearing. The hearing shall be conducted according to the Hawai‘i Administrative Procedure Act. (e) Within sixty days after the filing of the appeal, the board of appeals shall affirm, modify or reverse the action of the director. This page intentionally left blank.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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