The County of Hawai'i has no standalone mainland-style 'blight' ordinance. Run-down, junk-filled, or nuisance properties are handled through the Planning Department's zoning code-violation complaint process (Hawai'i County Code Chapter 25) and, for health hazards, state public-nuisance law (HRS Chapter 322).
Because Hawaii's counties are the only local government, there is no city blight code. Neglected-property issues are enforced two ways: (1) zoning violations (illegal storage, unpermitted structures, junk uses) reported to the Planning Department, which enforces Chapter 25 by complaint; and (2) sanitation or health hazards abated under HRS Chapter 322, Part I (public-health nuisances) by the state Department of Health. Abandoned or derelict vehicles left on-property are separately reachable under HCC 20-03-03. There is no county-set standard for peeling paint or general 'appearance.'
Zoning violations are enforced by the Planning Department through complaint-driven inspection; confirmed violations draw notices of violation and daily fines under Chapter 25. Health nuisances are abated by DOH under HRS 322.
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