Garage and yard sales are allowed in Oahu residential zones only as occasional accessory uses, not as regular retail activity or a home occupation, under the Land Use Ordinance.
Honolulu has no dedicated garage-sale permit. Under ROH Chapter 21, the Land Use Ordinance, residential zoning districts allow accessory uses 'customarily incidental to normal residential living.' Occasional yard or garage sales by the homeowner fit that description. A sale that becomes regular, uses outside staff, advertises continuously, or sells goods bought for resale crosses into retail activity that is not allowed in residential zones and could qualify as an unpermitted home occupation. Signs must comply with Chapter 21 sign rules, and temporary signs placed on utility poles or public rights-of-way are prohibited.
Holding frequent sales, operating a retail business from a home, or posting illegal signs can trigger DPP zoning notices, civil fines, and orders to cease the activity.
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