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Honolulu, HI Code of Ordinances
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
TABLES
CHAPTER 2: THE MAYOR AND EXECUTIVE AGENCIES–ADDITIONAL POWERS,
DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS
Article
   1.   Mayor
   2.   Officers
   3.   Corporation Counsel
   4.   Department of Budget and Fiscal Services
   5.   Risk Management
   6.   Department of Human Resources
   7.   Department of Information Technology
   8.   Department of Facility Maintenance
   9.   Department of Emergency Services
   10.   Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency
   11.   Fire Department
   12.   Department of Transportation Services
   13.   Department of Enterprise Services
   14.   Reserved
   15.   Royal Hawaiian Band
   16.   Department of Parks and Recreation
   17.   Execution of Executive Operating Budget and Executive Capital Budget Ordinances
   18.   Form of Executive Operating Budget and Executive Capital Budget Bills
   19.   Executive Branch Open Data, Strategic Data Usage, and Reporting Requirements
   20.   Reserved
   21.   Department of Customer Services
   22.   Age-Friendly City Program
   23.   Department of Environmental Services
   24.   Department of Planning and Permitting
   25.   Department of Emergency Management
   25A.   Control of and Evacuation from Disaster Areas During Potential Disasters
   26.   Employment of Private Attorneys as Special Counsel to Represent the City, its Agencies, Officers, and Employees
   27.   Volunteer Services Program
   28.   Prohibition on Take-Home Use of City Motor Vehicle by Executive Agency Head or Deputy Head
   29.   Department of Community Services
   30.   Personal Services Contracts
   31.   Seals and Logotypes of Executive Agencies
   32.   City Video Monitoring of Public Activity
   33.   First Source Program
   34.   Biodiesel or Renewable Fuel Converted from Commercial FOG Waste or Commercial Cooking Oil Waste
   35.   ENERGY STAR Products
   36.   Light Pollution
   37.   Zoo Sponsorship Program
   38.   Solar Photovoltaic Systems
   39.   Department of Design and Construction
   40.   Reserved
   41.   Enforcement of Water Safety Rules by Lifeguards
   42.   Community Workforce Agreements
   43.   “Keep Hawaii Hawaii - Promise to Our Keiki Pledge”
   44.   Bullying of Youth Prohibited
   45.   Reporting Requirements
   46.   Commercial Property Assessed Financing Program