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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 23-A: STATE LAND USE DISTRICT BOUNDARY AMENDMENTS
Ord. No.
Approval Date
Ord. No.
Approval Date
88-44
4-22-1988
Reclassifies a portion of a parcel of land in Waianae from agricultural to urban district. Rockwell Rogers
89-17
2-10-1989
Reclassifies a portion of a parcel of land in Kahuku from agricultural to urban district. Campbell Estate
90-58
7-3-1990
Reclassifies parcels in Ewa from agricultural to urban district. DHCD
92-23
4-6-1992
Reclassifies a portion of a parcel in Waipio from agricultural to urban district. Gentry Development Company
92-45
5-15-1992
Reclassifies portions of parcels in Waikakalaua Gulch from agricultural to urban district. Waihuna Joint Venture
92-91
7-21-1992
Reclassifies a portion of a parcel of land in Mililani Mauka from agricultural to urban district. Castle & Cooke Residential, Inc.
94-10
3-15-1994
Reclassifies a portion of a parcel of land in Waikakalaua from agricultural to urban district. Castle & Cooke Properties Inc.
94-70
10-5-1994
Reclassifies a parcel and a portion of a parcel of land (less than 15 acres) in Waialua from agricultural to urban district. Waialua United Church of Christ
95-66
11-21-1995
Reclassifies certain lands (less than 15 acres) in Laie from agricultural to urban district. Hawaii Reserves, Inc.
96-26
5-15-1996
Reclassifies certain lands (less than 15 acres) in Ewa from agricultural to urban district. Campbell Estate
97-69
12-17-1997
Reclassifies certain lands (less than 15 acres) in Laie from agricultural to urban district. Brigham Young University (Hawaii Campus)
00-12
4-19-2000
Reclassifies certain lands (less than 15 acres) in Ewa (Schofield Barracks Quadrangle) from agricultural to urban district. St. Francis Medical Center-West Remnant Parcels Consolidation
00-57
11-02-2000
Reclassifies a portion of land (less than 15 acres) in Waipio (Waipahu Quadrangle) from agricultural to urban district. Trinity Church Leeward
02-22
6-14-2002
Reclassifies a portion of land (less than 15 acres) in Honouliuli (Waipahu Quadrangle) from agricultural to urban district. Child and Family Service
02-40
7-30-2002
Reclassifies a portion of land (15 acres or less) in Kokokahi, Map No. 0-12 (Kaneohe Quadrangle), from urban to conservation district. Friendship Garden Foundation
 
 
Ord. No.
Approval Date
06-29
6-20-2006
Reclassifies a portion of land (15 acres or less) in Kapolei, Map No. 0-6 (Ewa Quadrangle), from agricultural to urban district. The Waters of Kapolei, L.L.C., DBA Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park
19-6
5-13-2019
Amends portions (14.85 acres) of the state land use district boundary map (Kahuku Quadrangle) in Laie from agricultural to urban district, and a portion (0.03 acres) from urban to agricultural. Brigham Young University