(a) Whenever any person, firm, or corporation violates this code, the building official shall serve a notice of violation to the party responsible for the violation to make the building or structure or portion thereof comply with the requirements of this code. A notice of violation must be served upon responsible persons either personally or by certified mail. However, if the whereabouts of such persons are unknown, and the same cannot be ascertained by the building official in the exercise of reasonable diligence, and the building official provides an affidavit to that effect, then a notice of violation may be served by publishing the same once each week for two consecutive weeks in a daily or weekly publication in the city pursuant to HRS § 1-28.5.
(b) The notice of violation shall include at least the following information:
(1) Date of the notice;
(2) The name and address of the person noticed and the location of the violation;
(3) The section number of the ordinance, code, or rule that has been violated;
(4) The nature of the violation; and
(5) The deadline for compliance with the notice.
(1990 Code, Ch. 16, Art. 10, § 16-10.2) (Added by Ord. 90-57; Am. Ord. 15-16)