East Honolulu has no dedicated beekeeping ordinance. Apiaries are treated as agricultural activity under the Land Use Ordinance Chapter 21, with state registration under HRS Chapter 152 required for all hives.
Honolulu County does not maintain a separate beekeeping chapter in the ROH. In East Honolulu, hives are treated as an agricultural activity permitted in zoning districts allowing agriculture under the Land Use Ordinance (ROH Chapter 21). Most East Honolulu residential lots in Hawaii Kai and Aina Haina sit in R-5 or R-10 districts where apiaries are not a principal use, though small-scale hobbyist hives often fall under accessory use standards. LUO use and density tables appear in Article 3. State HRS Chapter 152 requires apiary registration with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture. Pending Bill 65 proposes lot-size and setback rules.
Unauthorized apiaries in non-agricultural zones are zoning violations under ROH 21, subject to notice of violation, daily fines, and orders to remove hives.
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