Outdoor burning rules in Kaneohe, HI — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Kaneohe prohibits trash burning and tightly restricts open burning. Cooking fires and imu need 15-minute HFD notice; recreational fires require a 14-day letter to AHJ; agricultural burns additionally need a State DOH Clean Air Branch permit.
ROH Chapter 20 adopts NFPA 1 Chapter 10 on open burning. In Kaneohe, allowed burns are narrow: imu and cooking fires require written property owner permission plus a 15-minute pre-ignition call to HFD FCC. Recreational, ceremonial, or decorative fires require the 14-day advance letter to AHJ. Agricultural burning, land clearing, or debris burns also require a State Department of Health, Clean Air Branch open-burning permit under HAR Chapter 11-60.1. Burning of trash, plastics, tires, and construction debris is always prohibited. Windward conditions with shifting trades can prompt short-notice burn bans by HFD.
Unlawful open burning is a Chapter 20 violation and may concurrently trigger State DOH civil penalties per day of noncompliance.
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