§46-18 Central coordinating agency. (a) Each county shall, by ordinance, designate an existing agency within each county which shall be designated as the central coordinating agency and in addition to its existing functions shall:
(1) Maintain and continuously update a repository of all laws, rules and regulations, procedures, permit requirements and review criteria of all federal, state and county agencies having any control or regulatory powers over land development projects within such county and shall make said repository and knowledgeable personnel available to inform any person requesting information as to the applicability of the same to a particular proposed project within the county;
(2) Study the feasibility and advisability of utilizing a master application form to concurrently file applications for an amendment to a county general plan and development plan, change in zoning, special management area permit and other permits and procedures required for land development projects in the county to the extent practicable with one master application;
(3) Maintain and continuously update a master file for the respective county of all applications for building permits, subdivision maps, and land use designations of the State and county;
(4) When requested by the applicant, endeavor to schedule and coordinate, to the extent practicable, any referrals, public informational meetings, or any public hearings with those held by other federal, state, or county commissions or agencies, or any combination thereof, pursuant to existing laws pertaining to the respective county; and
(5) When requested by the applicant, endeavor to schedule and coordinate, to the extent practicable, a single joint public hearing when multiple permits from state or county commissions or agencies, or any combination thereof, require a public hearing.
(b) All state and county departments, divisions, agencies, and commissions, with control or regulatory or advisory powers over land development projects in any county of the State, are authorized to enter into memoranda of understanding for the purpose of promoting joint processing of public hearings. The county departments and agencies, subject to ordinances enacted by the county councils, shall consult with the designated central coordinating agency of each county and shall adopt rules under chapter 91 establishing the order in which multiple permits take precedence and setting the conditions under which the joint public hearing must be held and the time periods within which the hearing and action for multiple permit processing shall occur.
(c) All state and county departments, divisions, agencies and commissions, with control or regulatory powers over land development projects in any county of the State shall cooperate with the designated central coordinating agency of each county in making available and updating information regarding laws, rules and regulations, procedures, permit requirements and review criteria they enforce upon land development projects.
(d) Each county shall adopt ordinances required by this section by September 1, 1977, and each designated central coordinating agency shall compile the repository required by subsection (a) and adopt necessary rules pursuant to chapter 91 to implement this section by December 31, 1977. [L 1977, c 74, §2; am L 1994, c 260, §1]
Law Journals and Reviews
Arrow of Time: Vested Rights, Zoning Estoppel, and Development Agreements in Hawai €˜i. 27 UH L. Rev. 17.
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 6. County Organization and Administration
46-1 Meeting place of council.
46-1.5 General powers and limitation of the counties.
46-1.6 REPEALED. L 1996, c 13, §17.
46-1.7 Retention of emergency 911 recordings.
46-1.8 Reciprocal supplying of tax information.
46-1.52 Authority to enter private property; pests or invasive species.
46-1.55 Indigenous Hawaiian architecture.
46-2 Publication or advertising of ordinances, amendments, resolutions, and bills.
46-2.1 Comprehensive ordinance codes.
46-2.2 Publication of supplements.
46-3.5 REPEALED. L 2009, c 4, §4.
46-4.2 Nonsignificant zoning changes.
46-4.5 Ordinances establishing historical, cultural, and scenic districts.
46-5 Planning and traffic commissions; creation.
46-6 Parks and playgrounds for subdivisions.
46-7 Agreements with federal government; use of funds.
46-8 State and county co-sponsorship of programs.
46-9 Expenditures of money for sister-city relationships.
46-11 Federal flood insurance.
46-11.5 Maintenance of channels, streambeds, streambanks, and drainageways.
46-12 Cleaning shores and beaches of seaweed, limu, and debris.
46-12.5 State beach park lifeguard services.
46-13 Each county to determine its own number of fire stations.
46-13.1 Volunteer fire stations.
46-14.5 Land use density and infrastructure; low-income rental units.
46-15 Experimental and demonstration housing projects.
46-15.1 Housing; county powers.
46-15.2 Housing; additional county powers.
46-15.3 Regulation of adult family boarding home and care home.
46-15.4 Administrative inspections and warrants.
46-15.5 Cooperation by state departments.
46-15.21 Housing choice voucher program.
46-15.25 Infrastructure dedication; affordable housing.
46-15.36 Hospice homes; permitted use in residential areas.
46-15.01 Limitation of application.
46-16 Traffic regulation and control over private streets.
46-16.2 Commuter benefits program.
46-16.3 Regulation of commercial bicycle tours.
46-16.5 Public passenger vehicle regulation.
46-16.7 REPEALED. L 2006, c 38, §29.
46-16.8 County surcharge on state tax.
46-17 Regulation of certain public nuisances.
46-18 Central coordinating agency.
46-19 Development of alternative energy resources.
46-19.1 Facilities for solid waste processing and disposal and electric generation; financing; sale.
46-19.4 Priority permitting process for renewable energy projects.
46-19.5 Energy conservation standards for building design and construction.
46-19.7 Individual shower control valves required.
46-19.8 Fire sprinklers; residences.
46-20 Regulation of sewerage and wastewater treatment systems.
46-20.1 County ownership of sewer transmission lines and facilities servicing Hawaiian home lands.
46-20.5 Regulation of towing operations.
46-20.7 County transient accommodations tax.
46-22 Compensation of certain county officials.
46-22.1 Salaries of members of council.
46-23 Salaries of department heads, deputies, assistants; fixed how.
46-24 Limitation on salary of first deputy or assistant.
46-25 Salaries of county officers and employees; moneys payable into treasury.
46-26 Bonds of county officers; form.
46-29 Certain notarial powers conferred upon county officers.
46-30 Transfer of civil service personnel on reorganization.
46-31 Transfer of noncivil service personnel on reorganization.
46-33 Exemption of certain county positions.
46-34 Civil service exemptions.
46-35 Firefighters, counsel for.
46-36 Authority of counties to engage in the process of managed competition; established.
46-41 Budgets; financial records on fiscal year basis.
46-42 Reports by fiscal officers.
46-45 Excessive expenditures; penalty.
46-46 Excess expenditures; when permitted.
46-47 Franchise fees, disposition of.
46-48 Deposit of funds in banks.
46-50 Short term investment of county moneys.
46-51 Deposit of securities with mainland depositories.
46-54 Collection of delinquent license fees, taxes, and other amounts.
46-55 Schedule of council anticipated expenditures.
46-61 Eminent domain; purposes for taking property.
46-62 Eminent domain; proceedings according to chapter 101.
46-63 Gift or sale of county property for care of aged persons.
46-64 Disposition of surplus property.
46-65 Parks in the charge of council.
46-65.5 Exchange of park property.
46-65.6 Thomas Square; to be maintained.
46-66 Disposition of real property.
46-71 Service of process upon county.
46-71.5 Indemnification of county agencies
46-72 Liability for injuries or damages; notice.
46-72.5 Counties' limited liability for skateboard activities at public skateboard parks.
46-73 Claims for legislative relief; conditions.
46-74 Waiver of exemption from assessment for improvements.
46-74.1 Exemption from improvement assessments.
46-75 Improvement bonds exempt from taxation.
46-76 Location of utility facilities in improvement districts.
46-77 Underground utility facilities in improvement districts.
46-78 Improvement districts, initiation by the State.
46-79 CUSIP numbers for district improvement bonds or improvement district bonds of counties.
46-80 Improvement by assessment; financing.
46-80.5 Special improvement district.
46-81 Reserve funds for payment of improvements.
46-85 Contracts for solid waste disposal.
46-86 Transactions for utility services.
46-89 Broadband-related permits; automatic approval.
46-103 Establishment of tax increment district.
46-105 Collection of tax increments.
46-107 Tax increment bond anticipation notes.
46-109 Termination of a tax increment district.
46-111 Computation of tax increment.
46-112 Tax on leased redevelopment property.
46-124 Negotiating development agreements.
46-125 Periodic review; termination of agreement.
46-126 Development agreement; provisions.
46-127 Enforceability; applicability.
46-129 County general plan and development plans.
46-130 Amendment or cancellation.
46-142 Authority to impose impact fees; enactment of ordinances required.
46-142.5 School impact districts; new building permit requirements.
46-143 Impact fee calculation.
46-144 Collection and expenditure of impact fees.
46-146 Time of assessment and collection of impact fees.
46-147 Effect on existing ordinances.
46-163 Conditions for the transfer of development rights.
46-165 Other rights not affected.
46-171 Actions for false claims to the counties; qui tam actions.
46-172 Civil actions for false claims.
46-173 Evidentiary determination; burden of proof.
46-174 Statute of limitations.
46-175 Action by private persons.
46-176 Rights of parties to qui tam actions.
46-177 Awards to qui tam plaintiffs.
46-179 Fees and costs of litigation.
46-180 Relief from retaliatory actions.
46-181 Certain actions barred.
46-192 County emergency medical services system; establishment.
46-193 County, functions; duties.
46-194 Emergency medical services; fees.
46-195 Community paramedicine program; established.
46-196 Emergency medical services; levels of service; contracts.
46-198 Immunity and limitation on liability for emergency aeromedical services.