East Honolulu hillside and ridge-adjacent parcels in Hawaii Kai, Niu, and Kalani Iki face mandatory brush clearance around structures under Honolulu's adopted Fire Code provisions for hazardous fire areas.
ROH Chapter 20 adopts NFPA 1 Section 10.18, which empowers the Fire Chief to designate hazardous fire areas and require vegetation management. Property owners in or adjoining such areas must maintain a firebreak by clearing flammable vegetation within 30 feet of any building or structure. The Authority Having Jurisdiction may extend the clearance zone up to 100 feet when slope, aspect, or fuel loads create elevated risk, which is common on East Honolulu ridges and leeward slopes. Owners must also keep driveways and access ways passable for fire apparatus and remove dead palm fronds, dry grass, and accumulated yard debris.
Non-compliance can prompt abatement orders, cost recovery liens, and fines under Chapter 20.
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