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

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Client parking
1 space per 4 clients
Employee parking
1 space per onsite employee
Commercial vehicles
barred from street parking
Citation
ROH § 21-6.30(d)

Summary

Home occupations across Oahu that host client visits must provide one extra off-street parking space for every four clients present at a time, beyond the dwelling's own required parking.

City-specific rules exist: East Honolulu has its own customer traffic restrictions rules that differ from Honolulu County's county-level regulations. If you live in East Honolulu, check the city-specific page instead.

Home occupations that involve client visits must provide one off-street parking space for every four clients that may be on the property at any given time in addition to the parking spaces required the dwelling use. This requirement will be calculated as requiring one off-street parking for the first four clients and one additional off-street parking for every fractional increment up to four thereafter.

(2)   Home occupations that involve employees must provide one off-street parking space for the one onsite employee that may be on the property at any given time.

(3)   Residents of multi-unit dwellings may fulfill their parking requirement using guest parking if allowed by the rules and regulations for the multi-unit dwelling.

(4)   Commercial vehicles associated with the home occupation (other than occasional, infrequent, and momentary parking of a vehicle for pickups and deliveries as a service to the home occupation) may not park on the street.

(e)   In connection with planned development projects, cluster housing, conditional use permits, existing use permits, and within special districts, the director may impose special parking and loading requirements.

(f)   Except for multi-unit dwellings and lodging, all buildings and uses that are located within the boundaries of any improvement district for public off- street parking, and that have been assessed their share of the cost of the improvement district, are exempt from the off-street parking requirements of this chapter.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-10: Supplement 10, 12-2025 Ordinance No. 25-40 through Ordinance No. 25-56).

Full Breakdown

ROH § 21-6.30(d) governs home occupations. Businesses run out of a home that involve client visits must add one off-street parking space for every four clients that may be on the property at once, calculated in increments of four beyond the first four. A home occupation with an onsite employee must add one more space for that employee. Commercial vehicles tied to the home occupation, other than brief pickups and deliveries, may not park on the street.

Violations & Fines

Hosting clients without the added off-street parking, or leaving a home-occupation work vehicle on the street beyond a brief pickup or delivery, violates ROH § 21-6.30(d) and is enforceable by the Department of Planning and Permitting.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much parking does a Honolulu home business need for clients?
One additional off-street space for every four clients who may be on the property at once, calculated in increments of four, under ROH § 21-6.30(d)(1).
Can a home business's work van park on the street overnight?
No. Except for brief pickups and deliveries, § 21-6.30(d)(4) bars commercial vehicles tied to a home occupation from street parking.

Sources & Official References

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