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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
TABLES
APPENDIX 21-D: RESOLUTIONS—PLAN REVIEW USE APPROVALS
*Editor’s note:
   Plan use resolutions adopted before 1988 may be found in Appendix C to Chapter 21, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 1978 (1983 Ed.) and in Appendix 21A.3 to the 1987 Supp. to 1983 Ed.
Resolution:
Resolution:
88-121
Issued to Hasegawa Komuten of Hawaii for landowner Tokai University a plan review use to permit construction of a university on A-3 high-density apartment-zoned parcels located at 2329 and 2341 Kapiolani Boulevard in Honolulu. 6-8-88.
88-165
Issued to Castle Medical Center a plan review use to permit building additions and renovations on R-5-zoned property located at 640 Ulukahiki Street in Kailua. 6-8-88.
88-171
Issued to State department of accounting and general services a plan review use to permit expansion of the Hawaii State Hospital on AG-2 general agricultural-zoned parcels in Kaneohe. 6-8-88.
89-124
Issued to Kuakini Medical Center to expand its existing facilities on A-1 low-density apartment-zoned parcels located in Punchbowl. 5-10-89.
89-155
Issued to the State department of accounting and general services to expand Kapiolani Community College. 5-24-89. (Amended by Resolution 92-193; modified by Resolution 10-276.)
89-411
Issued to the board of regents, University of Hawaii, to expand the University of Hawaii, Manoa campus. 12-13-89. (Modified by Resolution 92-286.)
89-412
Issued to Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children to permit expansion of the hospital on an A-2 medium-density apartment-zoned parcel located in Makiki. 11-8-89.
90-146
Issued to First Development, Inc., for the development of the Honolulu Convention Center complex on BMX-3 community business mixed use district and A-2 medium-density apartment district-zoned parcels at Kapiolani Boulevard and Kalakaua Avenue. 4-25-90. Modified by Resolution 93-229.)
90-254
Issued to Chaminade University to allow the continuance of Chaminade University’s existing facilities and to permit expansion of the university on R-5 residentially zoned parcels located in Kaimuki. 10-17-90.
91-260
Issued to Nitto Hawaii Co., Inc./Takashi Niino to allow a nine-hole expansion to the Makaha Valley Country Club Golf Course and accessory uses on P-2 general preservation-zoned parcels located in Waianae. 10-14-92.
92-93
Issued to Saint Francis Medical Center to permit modification and expansion of the Saint Francis Medical Center - West on two AG-1 restricted agricultural district-zoned parcels of land located in Ewa. 5-27-92.
 
Resolution:
Resolution:
92-193
Amending Resolution 89-155 to require removal of portable buildings at Kapiolani Community College by December 31, 1992 and to allow the city department of transportation services to determine if signalization at the intersection of Diamond Head Road and 19th Avenue should be required within the five-year PRU period for Kapiolani Community College. 10-14-92.
92-242
Approving a major modification to Resolution 80-270 to permit modification and expansion of the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific complex on an R-5 residential district-zoned parcel of land located on Kuakini Street in Nuuanu. 12-2-92.
92-286
Approving a major modification to Resolution No. 89-411 to increase the seating capacity of the Physical Education Facilities Phase II from 4,000 to 10,000 seats at the University of Hawaii, Manoa lower campus, on R-5 residential-zoned parcels located in Manoa and to redesignate the Physical Education Facilities Phase II as the Special Events Arena. 3-10-93.
93-212
Approving a major modification to Resolution No. 78-450 to permit Saint Francis Medical Center to renovate and expand certain buildings and to construct a medical office building, a medical imaging center, and a parking structure at the Saint Francis Medical Center located in Puunui. 8-11-93.
93-229
Approving a major modification to Resolution 90-146, submitted by Hawaii Convention Center Partners to amend parking and development standards and phasing plans for the convention center facility, amend parking and development standards for non-convention center uses and structures, and amend off-street parking and infrastructure conditions of the master plan approval for the Honolulu Convention Center complex on BMX-3 community business mixed-use district and A-2 medium density apartment district-zoned parcels located in Honolulu. 8-11-93.
94-87
Issued to the State department of accounting and general services a plan review use to construct new buildings and renovate existing buildings, and to develop related infrastructure improvements at the Windward Community College, on a portion of an AG-2 general agricultural zoned parcel located in Kaneohe. 5-4-94 (Amended by Reso. 08-258 on 12-3-08)
94-123
Issued to Pacific Atlas (Hawaii), Inc., a plan review use to allow expansion and redevelopment of the Bayview Golf Course located in Kaneohe. 9-21-94
94-297
Issued to Kahuku Hospital a plan review use to expand the existing physician’s office building, enclose certain lanais and construct a new adult day-care/maintenance building located in Kahuku. 1-25-95
94-367
Issued to State department of accounting and general services a plan review use to allow the construction of new buildings, the relocation and renovation of existing buildings, the development of support infrastructure, and the removal of nonconforming status for the Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) complex located in Kalihi Kai. 5-3-95
95-354
Issued to Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children to construct improvements to the existing hospital, including the demolition of the Bingham Building and expansion of existing parking facilities in Honolulu. 1-24-96
96-121
Issued to Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi to expand the existing parking facility by completing the parking structure for the medical center developed on property in Aiea. 8-7-96
96-272
Issued to Pacific Atlas (Hawaii), Inc., to modify and expand the existing Bayview Golf Course located in Waikalua, Kaneohe. 12-4-96
 
Resolution:
Resolution:
96-321
Issued to Brigham Young University-Hawaii Campus to expand and renovate support, academic, and living facilities for the students, faculty, and staff in Laie. 5-7-97
98-179
Issued to department of public safety to allow the construction of a new building, the conversion of existing buildings to housing units, and the installation of privacy fences at the Oahu Community Correctional Center Complex and the Laumaka Work Furlough Center. 10-14-98.
98-224
Issued to Castle Medical Center to allow the addition of a new medical office building, off-site parking lot and other major improvements to an existing hospital facility. 6-30-99
98-294
Issued to Haseko (Ewa), Inc., to allow the development and operation of a golf course at Ocean Pointe in the P-2 General Preservation district located in Ewa. 2-24-99
99-22
Issued to Queen’s Medical Center to allow the construction of a new parking structure, construction of underground parking below the ambulance parking area, increase in floor area for emergency services, consolidation of outpatient services, relocation of functional activities, and interior renovations to existing buildings. 8-11-99
99-359
Issued to UH Facilities Planning Office to allow construction of new school facilities, expansion and interior renovations to existing buildings, and upgrading of infrastructure improvements at Leeward Community College. 3-15-00
00-40
Issued to St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii to allow the development of the remaining future planned projects approved under Resolution 92-93, CD1, and subsequent modifications, and the construction of a women’s addiction treatment center, facility maintenance building, and a senior living center at St. Francis Medical-West facility. 5-24-00
00-46
Issued to Kuakini Health System to update the master plan to allow expansion of the Kuakini Health System. 5-24-00
01-211
Issued to Chaminade University to update the master plan to expand Chaminade University’s existing facility. 12-12-01
04-120
Issued to Castle Medical Center to allow for the expansion of the existing hospital facility located in Kailua. 6-4-04
04-244
Issued to Queen’s Medical Center to approve a five-year master plan for new facilities development and expansion, relocation, renovation, alteration and upgrade and redevelopment of existing facilities and structures, including the partial and total demolition of existing facilities and structures. 10-13-04
05-415
Issued to Shriners Hospitals for Children to update the master plan to expand its existing facility. 2-15-06
06-255
Issued to the University of Hawaii at Manoa for a major modification to the University of Hawaii, Manoa campus, five-year master plan, Resolution 89-411, CD-2, to allow redevelopment of the Frear Residence Hall. 9-6-06
08-140
Issued to the University of Hawaii to develop the new UH West Oahu campus. 11-12-08
08-258
Approving an amendment to Resolution 94-87 by eliminating Condition 8 submitted by Windward Community College. 2-3-08
 
Resolution:
Resolution:
09-341
Issued to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to allow implementation of the 2007 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) which includes future buildings and projects that are on the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) or are anticipated for development within the next five to ten years, or both. 3-17-10
10-134
Issued to the Marianist Center of Hawaii for projects proposed in the Future Campus Plan (Chaminade University, Saint Louis School, and Marianist Center of Hawaii) which are anticipated for development within the next ten years. 9-22-10
10-143
Issued to Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children to allow implementation of a 15-year Master Plan, including demolition of certain buildings, renovation and expansion of the Shared Services Building (new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit/Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (NICU/PICU) Building, construction of a new hospital tower and parking structure, reconstruction of the Punahou Parking Structure and four new ice storage tanks. 8-18-10
10-276
Issued to Kapiolani Community College, University of Hawaii, for a major modification to Plan Review Use Permit No. 87/PRU-3 for the development of a new instructional facility, Culinary Institute of the Pacific, on the former Fort Ruger Cannon Club site. 12-8-10
10-323
Issued to Honolulu Community College, University of Hawaii, to establish existing uses and facilities, and to allow for improvement and development over the next ten years. 1-26-11
11-179
Approving an application for a Plan Review Use Permit submitted by the Queen’s Medical Center, to allow the implementation of a 15-Year Master Plan which includes future buildings and projects that are anticipated for development within the next 15 years. 9-16-11
17-329
Approving an application for a Plan Review Use permit for Hawaii State Hospital. 12-6-17
17-332
Approving an application for a Plan Review Use permit for the St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii at Liliha campus expansion. 12-6-17
19-87
Approving an application for a Plan Review Use permit for the Brigham Young University Hawaii campus expansion. 8-17-19
19-136
Approving an application for a Plan Review Use permit for a new Oahu Community Correctional Center in Halawa, to replace the current facility in Kalihi. 2-19-20
19-139
Approving an application for a Plan Review Use permit for the expansion of the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua. 9-4-19
21-127
Approving an application for a major modification to Plan Review Use Permit No. 2009/PRU-3 to allow for the expansion of the University of Hawaii Manoa Campus boundaries and construction of the Atherton Mixed-Use Student Housing Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center. 8-11-21
21-216
Approving an application for a Plan Review Use permit for the redevelopment of Queen’s Medical Center - West Oahu. 12-1-21
21-219
Approving an application for a Plan Review Use permit for the redevelopment of the Straub Medical Center - Honolulu. 12-1-21
22-62
Approving an application for a Plan Review Use permit for the redevelopment of the Queen’s Medical Center - Honolulu. 8-10-22
23-244
Approving an application for a Plan Review Use permit for the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus Ten-Year Master Plan. 12-1-23