Urban Honolulu owners must clear weeds, garbage, and waste within 30 days of a city notice, or the Department of Planning and Permitting will clean the property and lien it with 7 percent interest.
ROH Section 40-7.4 is the core blight-enforcement tool used in neighborhoods like Kalihi, Chinatown, Makiki, and Kapahulu where complaints about overgrown lots and accumulated trash are common. The Director of the Department of Planning and Permitting may notify any owner or occupant of a property where weeds, garbage, trash, or waste create a fire hazard, harbor vermin, or block sidewalks and waterways. The owner has 30 days to cut and remove the offending material. If the owner does not comply, the city performs the cleanup and bills the owner; the amount becomes a lien against the property that accrues 7 percent annual interest until paid.
Ignoring a cleanup notice results in city-performed abatement, a recorded lien, accrued interest, and additional civil fines if the condition recurs.
Urban Honolulu, HI
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.
Urban Honolulu, HI
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...
Urban Honolulu, HI
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...
Urban Honolulu, HI
Urban Honolulu has no blanket overnight parking ban; ROH 15-14.6 enforces parking prohibited during certain hours only on sign-posted routes.
Urban Honolulu, HI
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...
Urban Honolulu, HI
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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