Urban Honolulu requires Department of Parks and Recreation permits under ROH Sec. 10-1.4 for any work on street trees, a frequent issue along Kalakaua Avenue monkeypods and Ala Moana Boulevard shower trees.
ROH Sec. 10-1.4 governs planting, trimming, pruning, spraying, and removal of shade trees, hedges, and shrubs in the public right-of-way. In the dense urban core, this affects high-canopy streets in Waikiki, the banyans fronting hotels, and the shower tree corridors through McCully and Ala Moana. The Division of Urban Forestry issues permits and enforces restoration requirements. Exceptional trees on private lots in Manoa or Makiki fall under ROH Chapter 40, Article 8 rather than Sec. 10-1.4. Contractors working near tourist areas must also coordinate traffic-control permits.
Unpermitted cutting of street trees can result in fines, replacement-tree obligations, and reimbursement of the city's assessed tree valuation.
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ROH 15-14.5 drives Schedule XXII no-parking signs throughout Urban Honolulu, while ROH 15-13.5 sets how close to the curb vehicles must park.
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LUO 21-6.60 requires EV-ready stalls in new multi-family (8+ stalls) and commercial (12+ stalls) parking across Urban Honolulu, with compact resizing allowed...
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ROH 15-16.6 prohibits storage parking of commercial vehicles on Urban Honolulu streets without posted signs; LUO 21-6.20 sets the companion off-street parkin...
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Urban Honolulu has no blanket overnight parking ban; ROH 15-14.6 enforces parking prohibited during certain hours only on sign-posted routes.
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ROH 15-14.1 prohibits stopping, standing, or parking in front of any public or private driveway or within 4 feet of either side across dense Urban Honolulu n...
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Urban Honolulu property owners obtain fence and wall permits from the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting under ROH 18-3.1, which exempts retainin...
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