Tiny home rules in Ewa Gentry, HI — covering tiny houses on wheels (THOWs), park model RVs, and tiny home on foundation builds — determine where they are legal and how they get permitted.
Honolulu has no dedicated tiny-home ordinance; permanent tiny homes in Ewa Gentry are regulated as accessory dwelling units under ROH Sec. 21-5.720, and tiny homes on wheels are not allowed as permanent dwellings.
There is no stand-alone tiny-home ordinance in the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu. A permanent tiny home placed on a foundation in Ewa Gentry is regulated as an ADU under ROH Sec. 21-5.720, meaning it must meet the same minimum lot size, parking, owner-occupancy, and short-term-rental prohibitions as any other ADU. Tiny homes on wheels fall under state and county rules for recreational vehicles and cannot be used as permanent residences in residential zoning districts. The city building code adopted at ROH Sec. 16-1.1 governs the construction standards for any permanent structure, and Ewa Gentry HOA covenants typically disallow RV-style dwellings parked as homes.
Living full-time in an RV-style tiny home on a residential lot can trigger zoning enforcement, fines, and HOA penalties.
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