Property Maintenance in Hawaii (2026)

8 rules on the books across Hawaii, 4 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions

Property Blight

Standards for property appearance including peeling paint, broken windows, junk accumulation, and other conditions the city considers blight.

Hawaii County declares any substandard, structurally unsafe, or dangerous building a public nuisance that must be…

Under Revised Ordinances of Honolulu § 16A-10.2, any building on Oahu that the building official determines is…

Kaua'i County declares structurally unsafe, fire-hazardous, or dilapidated buildings public nuisances under Building…

Maui County declares any structurally unsafe, dilapidated or abandoned building a public nuisance and empowers the…

Requirements for maintaining vacant or undeveloped land, including mowing, fencing, and preventing dumping and trespassing.

Hawai'i County Code section 14-150 requires every owner of an occupied or unoccupied lot fronting a public street or…

Owners of vacant and improved lots across Oahu must keep their property free of weeds, garbage, trash, and waste at all…

On Kaua'i (Kaua'i County), owners of vacant lots in R-4-or-higher residential zones must keep the property free of…

Maui County makes it unlawful to leave weeds, trash or waste creating an "unsanitary condition" on any property…