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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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§ 13-15B.1 Prohibition—Exceptions—Citations.
(a)   No person shall sit or lie on a public mall, or on a tarp, towel, sheet, blanket, sleeping bag, bedding, planter, chair, bench, or any other object or material placed upon a public mall during the following hours:
(1)   College Walk Mall: Sunday through Saturday, all hours;
(2)   Fort Street Mall: Sunday through Saturday from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.;
(3)   Kekaulike Mall: Sunday through Saturday from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.;
(4)   Kila Kalikimaka Mall: Sunday through Saturday, all hours;
(5)   Sun Yat Sen Mall: Monday through Friday from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; and
(6)   Union Mall: Sunday through Saturday, all hours.
(b)   The prohibitions in subsection (a) shall not apply to:
(1)   Any person sitting or lying on a public mall due to a medical emergency;
(2)   Any person who, as a result of a disability, is using a wheelchair or other similar wheeled chair device to move about the public mall;
(3)   Any person sitting or lying on the public mall for the purpose of engaging in an expressive activity;
(4)   Any person sitting on the public mall while attending or viewing any festival, performance, rally, demonstration, or similar event conducted on the public mall pursuant to a permit issued by the city;
(5)   Any person engaged in a maintenance, repair, or construction activity on behalf of a governmental entity or a public utility;
(6)   Any child who is sitting or lying in a baby carriage, stroller, or carrier, or similar device, to move about the public mall;
(7)   Any person sitting on a chair or bench located on the public mall that is placed there by a public agency or pursuant to permit issued by the city;
(8)   Any person sitting in line for goods or services unless the person or person’s possessions impede the ability of pedestrians to travel along the length of the mall or enter a doorway or other entrance alongside the mall; and
(9)   Any person engaging in an authorized activity on the mall pursuant to a permit issued by the director of parks and recreation in accordance with department of parks and recreation rules.
(c)   No person shall be cited for a violation of this section, unless the person engages in conduct prohibited by this section after having been notified by a law enforcement officer that the conduct violates this section.
(d)   For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
College Walk Mall. Has the same meaning as “College Walk Mall” in § 13-1.1.
Expressive Activity. Speech or conduct, the principal object of which is the expression, dissemination, or communication by verbal, visual, literary, or auditory means of political, religious, philosophical, or ideological opinions, views, or ideas, and for which no fee is charged or required as a condition of participation in or attendance at such activity. Expressive activity generally would not include sports events, such as marathons; fundraising events; beauty contests; commercial events; cultural celebrations or other events the principal purpose of which is entertainment.
Fort Street Mall. The portion of Fort Street established as a pedestrian mall under § 15-25.1(b).
Kekaulike Mall. The area of Kekaulike Street, between Hotel Street and King Street.
Kila Kalikimaka Mall. The area immediately adjacent to the parcel designated by TMK 1-7-026:010, from College Walk Mall to Aala Street.
Mall. When used generally in this article, means collectively the College Walk Mall, Fort Street Mall, Kekaulike Mall, Kila Kalikimaka Mall, Sun Yat Sen Mall, and Union Mall.
Sun Yat Sen Mall. Has the same meaning as “Sun Yat Sen Mall” in § 13-1.1.
Union Mall. The portion of Union Street established as a pedestrian mall under § 15-25.1(a).
(1990 Code, Ch. 29, Art. 15B, § 29-15B.1) (Added by Ord. 15-1; Am. Ord. 15-40)