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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
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§ 12-7.1 Definitions.
   For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
Animal. Any “animal,” “farm animal,” or “poultry” as those terms are defined in § 12-2.2.
Attack. Aggressive physical contact with a person or animal initiated by the dog that may include but is not limited to the dog jumping on, leaping at or biting a person or animal.
Bodily Injury. Has the same meaning as defined in HRS § 707-700.
City Animal Control Service. The animal control services provider contracted by the city to seize and impound dogs.
Dangerous Dog. Any dog that, without provocation, attacks a person or animal. A dog’s breed shall not be considered in determining whether it is dangerous.
Enforcement Officer. Any person authorized and designated to enforce this article.
Microchip. Has the same meaning as defined in § 12-4.1.
Negligently. Has the same meaning as defined in HRS § 702-206.
Owner. Any person owning, harboring, or keeping a dog; provided that, if the owner is a minor under the age of 18 years, the parents, guardian, or other person having the care, custody, or control of the minor shall be rebuttably presumed to be the owner. The person whose current contact information is registered with a microchip registration company shall rebuttably be presumed to be the owner of the dog for purposes of this article.
Provocation. The attack by a dog upon a person or animal was precipitated under the following circumstances:
(1)   The dog was protecting or defending its owner or a member of its owner’s household from an attack or assault;
(2)   The person attacked was committing a crime or offense while on the property of the owner of the dog;
(3)   The person attacked was teasing, tormenting, abusing, or assaulting the dog or at any time in the past had teased, tormented, abused, or assaulted the dog;
(4)   The dog was attacked or menaced by the animal or the animal was on the property of the owner of the dog;
(5)   The dog was responding to pain or injury inflicted by the attacked person or animal;
(6)   The dog was protecting itself, its kennels, or its offspring from the attacked person or animal;
(7)   The person or animal attacked was disturbing the dog’s natural functions, such as sleeping or eating, while the dog was on its owner’s property; or
(8)   The dog was responding to a command or encouragement to attack the person or animal.
Serious Injury to a Domestic Animal. Physical injury to the animal involving a broken bone, a laceration requiring multiple stitches, a concussion, or a tearing or rupture of an organ.
(1990 Code, Ch. 7, Art. 7, § 7-7.1) (Added by Ord. 00-72; Am. Ords. 02-05, 20-1)