Honolulu allows occasional yard and garage sales in residential zones as an accessory use under the Land Use Ordinance, but not as ongoing retail or a home occupation.
Urban Honolulu homeowners in neighborhoods like Manoa, Kaimuki, Nuuanu, and Aina Haina can hold occasional yard or garage sales without a permit. Under ROH Chapter 21, the Land Use Ordinance, such sales qualify as accessory uses customarily incidental to residential living. Sales cannot become regular retail or hire outside labor, and inventory cannot consist of goods bought specifically for resale. Temporary directional signs must comply with Chapter 21 sign rules and cannot be affixed to utility poles, street signs, or public rights-of-way. Condo owners must also check their house rules, which often restrict or prohibit sales in common areas and lobbies.
Running frequent or retail-style sales, or posting signs on public poles and fixtures, can trigger zoning notices, sign removal, and civil fines from the Department of Planning and Permitting.
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