Honolulu County, HI Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Required in
- Guest information binder
- Must show
- Stall location, count, scale drawing
- Multi-unit exception
- Narrative parking description allowed
- Governing law
- ROH § 21-5.70-3(2)(C)(vi)(bb)
Summary
Every Honolulu bed and breakfast home or transient vacation unit must keep a scaled parking plan on file identifying available parking stalls for owners, guests, and service providers.
For bed and breakfast homes and transient vacation units that are not located in a multi-unit dwelling, a parking plan identifying the location and number of parking stalls available to persons associated with the bed and breakfast home or transient vacation unit (such as owners, transient occupants, visitors, or service providers); the parking plan must include illustrations, drawn to scale, showing the size of designated parking spaces, their location on the zoning lot, and which spaces may be occupied by vehicles of the transient occupants; or
(BB) For bed and breakfast homes or transient vacation units located in a multi-unit dwelling, a parking plan identifying the location and number of parking stalls within the multi-unit dwelling that may be used by persons associated with the bed and breakfast home or transient vacation unit (the parking plan may be provided in narrative form without illustrations or graphics) or a statement that no parking is provided;
(cc) Instructions for trash collection and disposal, including the dates and times of scheduled trash collection;
(dd) A copy of the house rules for the bed and breakfast home or transient vacation unit, which must impose quiet hours between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and for bed and breakfast homes and transient vacation units operating pursuant to nonconforming use certificates and located within the country, residential, or apartment zoning districts, the house rules must prohibit transient
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-10: Supplement 10, 12-2025 Ordinance No. 25-40 through Ordinance No. 25-56).
Full Breakdown
ROH § 21-5.70-3(2)(C)(vi)(bb) requires the informational binder kept at every bed and breakfast home or transient vacation unit to include a parking plan. For units not in a multi-unit dwelling, the plan must identify the location and number of parking stalls available to owners, transient occupants, visitors, or service providers, with scaled illustrations showing stall size, location on the lot, and which spaces guests may use. Units in a multi-unit dwelling may instead describe available stalls in narrative form, or state that no parking is provided.
Violations & Fines
Failing to maintain the required parking plan in the guest information binder violates ROH § 21-5.70-3(2)(C)(vi) and can support denial of registration renewal.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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