Outdoor burning rules in Urban Honolulu, 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.
Open burning in Urban Honolulu is controlled by ROH Chapter 20 adopting NFPA 1 Chapter 10, with parallel Hawaii Department of Health air quality permits required for many activities.
Within Urban Honolulu, ROH Chapter 20 imports NFPA 1 Chapter 10 to govern imu cooking fires, recreational fires, ceremonial fires, and agricultural or land-clearing burns. Imu fires require a 15-minute advance notice to the HFD Fire Communication Center, while recreational, decorative, and ceremonial fires also require written owner permission and a 14-day letter to the Authority Having Jurisdiction. Agricultural and land-clearing burns require a separate Hawaii Department of Health Clean Air Branch permit. Because Urban Honolulu is densely populated, the Fire Chief may limit burn sizes or deny requests when smoke exposure risks are high.
Unauthorized fires can be extinguished on sight, with citations under Chapter 20, air quality fines from the state, and cost recovery for HFD response time.
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