Pearl City households near Pearl Harbor may keep no more than two hens under ROH 7-2.4, with roosters prohibited outright. Coops must meet zoning setback and sanitation standards on residential lots.
ROH 7-2.4 sets the noncommercial keeping standards for Pearl City, Waimalu, and Pearl Harbor-adjacent neighborhoods. No household may keep more than two chickens, and roosters are prohibited in any noncommercial keeping situation. Poultry under ROH 7-2.2 includes chickens, pigeons, turkeys, geese, ducks, and peafowl. Enclosures must satisfy zoning setback and sanitation requirements. ROH 7-2.1 exempts properties where commercial kennels or livestock keeping is a permitted zoning use. Military family housing tenants on JBPHH follow federal installation rules, but privately owned Pearl City lots in R-5 and R-7.5 districts are subject to the county cap.
Violations trigger Animal Nuisance enforcement under ROH Chapter 7, Article 2, including abatement orders, fines, and impoundment of noncompliant animals.
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Pearl City dogs must be on physical restraint no longer than eight feet on public streets, schools, and parks under ROH Chapter 7, Article 4, including Neal ...
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Pearl City has no dedicated beekeeping ordinance. Apiaries are treated as agricultural under ROH Chapter 21, requiring state apiary registration with Hawaii ...
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Pearl City households face a ten dog or ten cat cap under ROH 7-2.5, with state animal hoarding charges under HRS 711-1109.6 when more than fifteen dogs or c...
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