ROH Section 40-7.4 requires East Honolulu property owners to clear weeds, garbage, trash, and waste within 30 days of DPP notice or the city will remove it and lien the cost plus 7 percent interest.
The primary blight enforcement tool under Chapter 40, Article 7 is Section 40-7.4. After complaint and inspection, the DPP director issues a notice identifying weeds, garbage, trash, or waste constituting a fire, health, or safety hazard. The owner has 30 days to cut, remove, and dispose of the materials. Failure triggers city abatement, with the full cost plus 7 percent interest recorded as a lien on the property title. In Hawaii Kai's wildfire-prone slopes above Kalanianaole Highway, enforcement often targets dry grass and accumulated yard waste that could carry fire toward homes.
Ignoring the 30-day notice results in city crews performing the removal, owner liability for all contractor costs, and a recorded tax lien bearing 7 percent annual interest.
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