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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
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§ 14-8.1 Methods.
(a)   Whenever in the opinion of the council, it is desirable to:
(1)   Establish, open, or construct any public highway, as defined by statute, including in connection therewith the construction of a sidewalk, sanitary sewer system, storm drainage system, water system, or street lighting system;
(2)   Extend, widen, alter, grade, pave, curb, macadamize, or otherwise improve, to an extent exceeding maintenance or repair thereof, the whole or any part of any existing public highway, including in connection therewith the improvement of a sidewalk, sanitary sewer system, storm drainage system, water system, or street lighting system;
(3)   Improve a sanitary sewer system, storm drainage system, street lighting system, or sidewalk independently of any other improvement; or
(4)   Acquire property for or improve pedestrian malls, off-street parking facilities as provided in HRS Chapter 56, parks, playgrounds or public beaches as provided in § 14-8.3 hereof, or any other public facility or improvement, including but not limited to facilities or improvements relating to transportation, police, or fire related facilities, public restrooms, public benches, public information booths, public meeting rooms, or any other structure, facility or improvement determined by the council to be a valid public purpose;
such acquisitions or improvements, when financed by assessments to benefited properties or as otherwise provided, may be made under Articles 8 through 14 of this chapter. For such purposes, the council may create, define and establish improvement districts, all according to Articles 8 through 14 of this chapter.
The cost of any improvement includes the cost (if not assumed by the city under the discretionary power contained in § 14-9.1) of acquiring any land therefor, whether before or after the commencement of the proceedings for such improvements. Such cost shall be assessed against the land specially benefited on the frontage basis, or according to the area of the land, or according to the real property tax assessment on the value of the land and improvements thereon within an improvement district, or according to any other method or basis of assessment determined by the council that correlates the benefits to the land within an improvement district to the improvements to be undertaken therein, or any combination of the methods or basis of assessment.
Wherever the frontage or area basis of assessment is mentioned in Articles 8 through 14 of this chapter, such valuation method may be used either alone or in combination with one or more of the methods of assessment.
The city may issue and sell bonds to provide the funds for such improvements. Bonds for an improvement initiated pursuant to §§ 14-10.1, 14-10.2, or 14-10.3 may, in the sole discretion of the council, be either:
(1)   General obligation bonds of the city (or the funds for such improvements may be provided from the capital projects fund or from both the capital projects fund and the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds); or
(2)   Bonds secured only by such assessments as a lien upon the lands assessed.
(b)   Nothing in Articles 8 through 14 of this chapter will prevent the city from compelling abutting property owners at their own expense to construct, maintain, and repair sidewalks and curbs in front of the abutting property under any other statute or ordinance.
(c)   Nothing in Articles 8 through 14 of this chapter will prevent the city or the board of water supply from constructing, improving, maintaining, and repairing any sanitary sewer system, storm drainage system, street lighting system, or water system, as the case may be, as empowered by any other statute or ordinance.
(d)   Nothing in Articles 8 through 14 of this chapter will prevent the city from making the improvements referred to in subsection (a), if property owners and the council mutually agree to share the cost of such improvements and the estimated amount of such cost to be borne by the property owners is deposited with the city before the award of the construction contract; provided that the proportionate share of the cost to be borne by the property owners and the city shall be subject to revision upon the determination of the actual cost of the improvement.
(e)   Nothing in Articles 8 through 14 of this chapter will prevent the city from constructing, solely at city expense, roadway, sidewalk, sanitary sewer system, storm drainage system, water system, street lighting system, pedestrian mall, off-street parking facility, park, playground public beach, or any other public facility or improvement for which funds have been appropriated by the council for such purpose.
(Sec. 24-1.1, R.O. 1978 (1987 Supp. to 1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 14, Art. 23, § 14-23.1) (Am. Ords. 89-2, 90-91, 16-33)