Door-to-door sellers in Pearl City must hold a Honolulu peddler's license under ROH Chapter 13, Article 6, with a $27.50 annual fee applying equally in Waimalu, Manana, and Pearl City Highlands.
ROH Chapter 13, Article 6 requires anyone soliciting sales door-to-door in Pearl City neighborhoods to hold a city-issued peddler's license. Sec. 13-6.1 sets the $27.50 annual fee and Sec. 13-6.2 governs how and where peddling may occur. Non-profit canvassers, religious groups, and political campaigners are generally exempt but remain subject to general trespass law. Military-family neighborhoods near Pearl Harbor frequently report unlicensed peddlers to HPD, and the department enforces Chapter 13 through citations. Access to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam itself is governed by federal base entry rules, not ROH. Enforcement typically starts with a resident complaint.
Peddling without a city license is a petty misdemeanor with citations, fines, and potential arrest for repeat offenders or those refusing to leave posted property.
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