Fire pit rules in Hawaii County, HI — also called outdoor burning, recreational fire, or open flame ordinances — cover fuel types, clearances, and when burning is allowed.
Small recreational cooking or warming fires are generally allowed, but the Hawai'i State Fire Code (NFPA 1, adopted island-wide) lets the fire department prohibit open flames when conditions are hazardous, and open-flame gas devices like tiki torches must clear combustibles.
Hawai'i County enforces the Hawai'i State Fire Code (based on NFPA 1) through the Fire Department. Recreational and cooking fires are permitted, but the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) may ban open, recreational, and cooking fires when weather or fuel conditions make them hazardous, which is common in dry leeward and Kona areas. Open-flame gas or liquid-fuel devices such as tiki torches must keep at least three feet clearance from the flame to combustibles and maintain seven feet of vertical clearance from grade to flame. Because Hawai'i lacks municipal governments, there is no separate city fire-pit ordinance, county fire-code rules apply everywhere on the island.
Maintaining a hazardous or attended fire during a fire department restriction can be ordered extinguished and cited under the State Fire Code. Escaped fires may bring liability for suppression costs and damage.
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