East Honolulu, HI Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)

Customer and vehicle traffic from an East Honolulu home business is regulated by the City and County of Honolulu Land Use Ordinance parking rules in Revised Ordinances of Honolulu (ROH) Section 21-6.30(d), with parallel standards in the home occupation use provision at Section 21-5.50(c)(3). Section 21-6.30(d)(1) requires that home occupations which depend on client visits, including but not limited to group instruction, provide one off-street parking space per five clients on the premises at any one time; this parking is in addition to, and the client space must not obstruct, the parking required or provided for the dwelling. Residents of multifamily dwellings may fulfill this requirement by use of guest parking with the approval of the building owner, management, or condominium association. Section 21-6.30(d)(2) prohibits on-street parking of commercial vehicles associated with a home occupation, except for the occasional, infrequent, and momentary parking of a vehicle for pickups or deliveries that service the home occupation. The new Land Use Ordinance also provides that commercial vehicles tied to the home occupation may not be stored on the property unless parked within a garage or carport or a similar area fully screened from the street and neighboring properties.