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THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF HONOLULU
TITLE I: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: THE MAYOR AND EXECUTIVE AGENCIES - ADDITIONAL POWERS, DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS
CHAPTER 3: ADDITIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
CHAPTER 4: ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL AND LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES
CHAPTER 5: SALARIES, EMPLOYMENT, AND BONDING REQUIREMENTS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND NON-CIVIL-SERVICE OFFICERS
TITLE II: TAXATION AND FINANCES
CHAPTER 6: FUNDS, FEES, AND LOAN PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 7: RESERVED
CHAPTER 8: REAL PROPERTY TAX
CHAPTER 8A: TAXATION OF TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS
TITLE III: MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 9: BOTANICAL GARDENS
CHAPTER 10: PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
CHAPTER 11: CHILD CARE
CHAPTER 12: ANIMALS AND FOWLS
CHAPTER 13: STREETS, SIDEWALKS, MALLS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
CHAPTER 14: PUBLIC WORKS INFRASTRUCTURE
TITLE IV: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 15: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 15A: REGULATIONS OF VEHICLES
CHAPTER 15B: PUBLIC TRANSIT
TITLE V: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION CODES
CHAPTER 16: BUILDING CODE
CHAPTER 16A: HOUSING CODE
CHAPTER 16B: BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE
CHAPTER 16C: BUILDING MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 17: ELECTRICAL CODE
CHAPTER 18: FEES AND PERMITS FOR BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND SIDEWALK CODES
CHAPTER 18A: GRADING, SOIL EROSION, AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
CHAPTER 19: PLUMBING CODE
CHAPTER 20: FIRE CODE OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
TITLE VI: LAND USE
CHAPTER 21: LAND USE ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 21A: FLOOD HAZARD AREAS
CHAPTER 22: SUBDIVISION OF LAND
CHAPTER 23: STATE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION
CHAPTER 24: DEVELOPMENT PLANS
CHAPTER 25: SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS
CHAPTER 26: SHORELINE SETBACKS
CHAPTER 27: COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 28: SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 29: AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 30: WATER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 31: COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 32: AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING
CHAPTER 33: DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
CHAPTER 33A: IMPACT FEES FOR TRAFFIC AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS IN EWA
TITLE VII: BUSINESS
CHAPTER 34: REGULATION OF BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 35: INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESS TO CREATE NEW JOBS
CHAPTER 36: COMMON CARRIERS
TITLE VIII: PROPERTY
CHAPTER 37: REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
CHAPTER 38: LEASE AND RENTAL OF CITY REAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING FEES
CHAPTER 39: MAXIMUM ANNUAL RENEGOTIATED LEASE RENT
CHAPTER 40: OFFENSES RELATING TO PROPERTY
TITLE IX: PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 41: PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 42: COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE
CHAPTER 43: SEWERS, DRAINAGE, AND CESSPOOLS
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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§ 15-2.23 Streets and related terms.
   For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
Acceleration Lane. A short supplementary traffic lane, immediately adjacent to an intersection, by use of which vehicles may enter the intersecting roadway and accelerate to the general speed of passing traffic thereon before emerging onto the continuous lanes of such roadway.
Center of Intersection. The point of intersection of the centerlines of the roadways of intersecting highways.
Center or Centerline. A continuous or broken line marked upon the surface of a roadway by paint or by other traffic control devices to indicate each portion of the roadway allocated to traffic proceeding in the two opposite directions; and if the line is not so painted or otherwise marked or indicated, it is an imaginary line in the roadway equally distant from the edges or curbs of the roadway.
Channelized Intersection. The intersection of two or more streets whereat traffic is directed by means of raised curbings or painted pavement markings along a special lane or channel for right turns, left turns, or straight through movements.
City Transit Bus Lane. A lane of a laned roadway, designated by the director of transportation services as being restricted exclusively for city transit buses, official city vehicles on authorized missions on or adjacent to the city transit bus lane, authorized tow vehicles, and bicycles.
Deceleration Lane. A short supplementary traffic lane immediately adjacent to an intersection by use of which vehicles may leave the continuous lanes of a roadway and decelerate for a stop or a turn without retarding the flow of traffic on the continuous lanes of the roadway.
Divided Highway. A highway divided into two or more separate roadways by medial strips.
Express Bus Lane or Express Bus and Car Pool Lane. A designated lane of a laned roadway, the use of such designated lane being restricted exclusively for express city transit buses, official government vehicles on authorized missions on or adjacent to such lane, authorized tow vehicles, and such other vehicles, appropriately marked and operated to transport passengers, and authorized by the director of transportation services of the city to use such lane; provided that in the case of an express bus and car pool lane, in addition to the foregoing vehicles, any vehicle carrying at least three persons shall be permitted to use such lane designated as an express bus and car pool lane.
Limited-Access Highway. Has the same meaning as “controlled-access highway” as defined in HRS Chapter 291C.
Medial Strip. A strip or area, lying along the middle and between the paved portions of a highway, which is designed to divide vehicular traffic on such highway into two opposite directions. The term does not include traffic lines painted on a highway, nor the portion of such highway enclosed by traffic lines.
Multiple-Lane Highway. Any public highway the roadway of which is of sufficient width to reasonably accommodate four or more separate lanes of vehicular traffic, two or more lanes in each direction, each lane of which shall be not less than 8 feet in width and whether such lanes are marked and whether the lanes of opposite bound traffic are separated by a neutral zone or other centerline marking.
One-Way Street. A public highway that is designated under Article 10 as a street or highway on which vehicular traffic moves only in one direction.
Reversible Lane. A lane of a two or more laned roadway upon which traffic may be directed to move in a direction opposite from its normal direction of movement by means of lane-control signals or other devices, in conjunction with official signs.
Signalized Intersection. An intersection where traffic is controlled by official traffic-control signals.
Street or Highway. The entire width between the property lines of every way publicly owned and maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel, or any private street, highway, or thoroughfare that for six months or more has been continuously used by the general public or that is intended for dedication to the public use as provided in HRS § 264-1 and is open for public travel, but has not yet been accepted by the city, except private roads used primarily for agricultural purposes.
Street Block. One side of any street, the length of such side extending between two consecutive intersections; or, in the case of a dead-end street, one side of such dead-end street, the length of such side extending between the dead-end and the nearest intersection.
Through Street. Has the same meaning as “through highway” as defined in HRS Chapter 291C.
Traffic Island. A defined area between traffic lanes, or a median or outer separation within an intersection.
Two-Way Left Turn Lane. A traffic lane at or near the center of the highway with a pair of yellow lines, one solid and one dashed, on each side, set aside for use by vehicles making left turns in both directions from or into the highway.
(Sec. 15-2.22, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 15, Art. 2, § 15-2.23) (Am. Ord. 91-27, 94-78)