Public Conduct in Honolulu County, HI (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Honolulu County, Hawaii.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Honolulu bans aggressive panhandling within 10 feet of any ATM, ATM facility, or check-cashing business anywhere on Oahu. The ordinance defines six specific behaviors that cross the line from ordinary solicitation into a citable offense, backed by a $25 fine per violation under ROH Article 13-17.
Honolulu Aggressive Panhandling Ban
Some RestrictionsROH §§ 13-17.1, 13-17.2, 13-17.3
Aggressive Panhandling. Engaging in the following behavior in the course of a solicitation of another person: (1) Persisting in soliciting money from, following, or approaching a person after the person has given a negative response by either words or conduct to a solicitation for money; (2) Intentionally touching or causing physical contact with a person being solicited without that person's c...
Loitering Rules
No one may go, remain, loiter, or play games on any public school building or grounds anywhere on Oahu without lawful business or an excuse, under ROH § 41-25.1. A violation is punished by a fine not exceeding $100, and simply being found on the grounds shifts the burden to the accused to show a lawful reason for being there.
Honolulu Loitering on School Grounds Ban
Some RestrictionsROH §§ 41-25.1, 41-25.2, 41-25.3, 41-25.4
§ 41-25.1 Loitering on public school premises. No person shall go or remain upon, loiter around, in or upon, or play or engage in any game in or upon any public school buildings or public school grounds, without lawful business or excuse for so doing. ... § 41-25.2 Exclusions. Section 41-25.1 shall not apply to bona fide visitors ... who may go into public school buildings or upon public school...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Smoking is banned islandwide in all public parks, recreation areas, and facilities run by the parks or enterprise services departments, plus within 20 feet of any bus stop.
Honolulu Bans Smoking in Public Parks
Significant RestrictionsRevised Ordinances of Honolulu § 41-14.2
Except as otherwise provided herein, smoking is prohibited in the following places within the city: ... (13) All public parks, recreation areas, and facilities under the maintenance of the department of parks and recreation or the department of enterprise services, except for the open air areas of a municipal golf course and such areas... (14) Any bus stop. The smoking prohibition applies to th...
Public Alcohol Use
No one may possess an open container of intoxicating liquor on any Oahu street or sidewalk, or in any public park, playground, school ground, or public parking lot, under ROH § 41-1.2(a). Violators face Honolulu Police Department enforcement with a criminal fine up to $1,000, up to 30 days in jail, or both, under § 41-1.3.
Honolulu Open Container Ban in Public Places
Significant RestrictionsROH § 41-1.2(a)-(b)
§ 41-1.2 Prohibition in public areas—Exceptions. (a) No person shall possess, other than in a container in the manufacturer’s sealed condition, intoxicating liquor on any street or sidewalk, or in any public park, public playground, public school ground, public off-street parking area, or any building located thereon. (b) The prohibitions contained in subsection (a) shall not apply to: (1) Into...
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