Honolulu — Chapter 2
181 sections of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu
ROH §2-1.1 How the mayor is elected and how long the term lasts
ROH §2-10.1 Definitions for climate change and sustainability rules
ROH §2-10.10 City's plan to reduce disaster damage before it happens
ROH §2-10.11 Long-term disaster recovery plan for the city
ROH §2-10.12 City climate action plan and renewable energy goals
ROH §2-10.13 City plan for adapting to climate change and sea level rise
ROH §2-10.14 Annual report on Oahu tourism sustainability progress
ROH §2-10.15 Annual sustainability report requirements
ROH §2-10.16 Climate change commission duties and meetings
ROH §2-10.2 City Energy Program Duties and Goals
ROH §2-10.3 City must track and report its energy use every quarter
ROH §2-10.4 City must track energy and water use in its buildings
ROH §2-10.5 City office must run a coastal and water program
ROH §2-10.6 City departments must report their water use every quarter
ROH §2-10.7 City office must run a climate fairness program
ROH §2-10.8 City office runs a food security and sustainability program
ROH §2-10.9 City office must create a zero waste program
ROH §2-11.1 Fire chief's duties for fire safety and equipment
ROH §2-11.2 Fire chief's duties for rescue team training and staffing
ROH §2-12.1 Transportation director's duties and powers
ROH §2-12.2 City payment cards for transit fares and fees
ROH §2-13.1 Who runs city facilities and makes rental deals
ROH §2-13.2 City parks are not entertainment venues except for three listed sites
ROH §2-15.1 Bandmaster's duties for the Royal Hawaiian Band
ROH §2-15.2 Fees for hiring the Royal Hawaiian Band
ROH §2-16.1 Parks director's duties for Waikiki memorial and parks
ROH §2-17.1 Definitions for Budget and Position Terms
ROH §2-17.2 How city agencies can spend money and move positions
ROH §2-17.3 Investment earnings go to the city's general fund
ROH §2-17.4 City must tell council when bids are too high
ROH §2-18.1 What budget words mean in this law
ROH §2-18.2 Executive operating budget bill — form
ROH §2-18.3 Required format for the mayor's capital budget bill
ROH §2-18.4 How budget funds are moved and used
ROH §2-18.5 Executive program and budget format stays the same
ROH §2-18.6 Mayor must send detailed line-item budgets to the council
ROH §2-18.7 Mayor must report city job vacancies to the council
ROH §2-18.8 Park land purchase needs a cost report first
ROH §2-18.9 Mayor must send council a report on budget spending
ROH §2-19.1 Definitions for open data rules
ROH §2-19.2 City agencies must share public data online and keep it updated
ROH §2-19.3 City not responsible for mistakes in public data
ROH §2-19.4 How the City Can License Its Online Data Sets
ROH §2-19.5 City data plan creation and reporting requirements
ROH §2-19.6 City agencies must submit yearly data plans
ROH §2-19.7 Who runs the city data plan and what they do
ROH §2-19.8 Rules for posting city data online
ROH §2-19.9 City agencies must report and post performance measures
ROH §2-2.1 Additional duties
ROH §2-2.2 Agency heads must adopt new practices with approval
ROH §2-2.3 Agencies must keep and organize their records
ROH §2-2.4 When a department head can assign tasks to staff
ROH §2-2.5 Who can act as agency head and their pay
ROH §2-21.1 City reference library and document storage
ROH §2-22.1 Definitions for the Age-Friendly City Program
ROH §2-22.2 Age-friendly city program
ROH §2-22.3 How the city will put the age-friendly plan into action
ROH §2-22.4 City departments must report on age-friendly progress each year
ROH §2-23.1 Environmental services director's duties and powers
ROH §2-23.2 Used oil recycling program for residents
ROH §2-24.1 Which city plans and rules this part covers
ROH §2-24.10 Planning department is the city's main coordinator
ROH §2-24.11 Planning department's role in coordinating land development
ROH §2-24.12 Rules for the central coordinating agency
ROH §2-24.13 Who must cooperate with the central coordinating agency
ROH §2-24.14 How to appeal a planning director's decision
ROH §2-24.15 If one part is invalid, the rest still stands
ROH §2-24.16 Building director's duties and powers
ROH §2-24.17 How buildings get their house numbers and who must post them
ROH §2-24.2 Definitions for development plan review rules
ROH §2-24.3 How the City Council Starts a Proposal
ROH §2-24.4 Processing by the department
ROH §2-24.5 How the planning commission handles proposed changes
ROH §2-24.6 Council can override planning commission or director with two-thirds vote
ROH §2-24.7 When a document is officially received
ROH §2-24.8 If one part is invalid, the rest still stands
ROH §2-24.9 Why this land use law exists
ROH §2-25A.1 Why the city can restrict activities during disasters
ROH §2-25A.2 Definitions for disaster rules
ROH §2-25A.3 What You Cannot Do During a Disaster
ROH §2-25A.4 Mayor's power to declare a disaster or emergency
ROH §2-25A.5 Penalty for breaking this article
ROH §2-25.1 Emergency management director's job duties and independence
ROH §2-26.1 When This Article Applies
ROH §2-26.2 What key words mean in this section
ROH §2-26.3 Written contract required for special counsel
ROH §2-26.4 How private attorneys get paid by the city
ROH §2-26.5 Quarterly reports on private attorney contracts
ROH §2-26.6 How the city picks lawyers to defend employees and agencies
ROH §2-26.7 How the City Pays Private Lawyers and When Rates Drop
ROH §2-27.1 City policy on using volunteers in government
ROH §2-27.2 Definitions for volunteer service rules
ROH §2-27.3 City volunteer program: who runs it and who can join
ROH §2-27.4 Agency rights and duties with volunteers
ROH §2-27.5 What benefits volunteers can get from city agencies
ROH §2-27.6 Volunteer police program for parking and abandoned vehicles
ROH §2-27.7 Police chief can make rules for volunteer policing program
ROH §2-28.1 What key terms mean in this city vehicle rule
ROH §2-28.2 City cars cannot be taken home by agency heads, with some exceptions
ROH §2-28.3 When this article applies
ROH §2-29.1 What 'Department' means in this article
ROH §2-29.2 No selling or leasing homes before city council approval
ROH §2-3.1 City lawyer's duties and settlement powers
ROH §2-3.2 When the City Lawyer Can Sue or Join Lawsuits
ROH §2-3.3 Penalties for breaking this article
ROH §2-3.4 How the city council approves settling claims against the city
ROH §2-30.1 Definitions for this article
ROH §2-30.2 Review and competitive bidding for personal service contracts
ROH §2-30.3 Public notice before final approval of employee contracts
ROH §2-30.4 City must report its worker contracts each year
ROH §2-30.5 City must keep and share contractor contract records
ROH §2-31.1 City agencies can adopt official seals and logos
ROH §2-31.2 Using city seals or logos without permission is a crime
ROH §2-32.1 Definitions for video monitoring rules
ROH §2-32.2 When the city can use overt video monitoring
ROH §2-32.3 City rules for public video cameras in certain areas
ROH §2-32.4 Other public video monitoring
ROH §2-32.5 Who can see and use video monitoring tapes
ROH §2-32.6 This law does not create new rights for the public
ROH §2-34.1 Definitions for biodiesel and cooking oil rules
ROH §2-34.2 City fuel buying must treat biodiesel fairly
ROH §2-35.1 What words mean in this energy efficiency law
ROH §2-35.2 City must buy ENERGY STAR products unless exceptions apply
ROH §2-36.1 Definitions for street lighting rules
ROH §2-36.2 New street lights must reduce light pollution
ROH §2-37.1 Honolulu Zoo sponsorships
ROH §2-37.2 Definitions for Zoo Sponsorships
ROH §2-37.3 What this law does not cover
ROH §2-37.4 Rules for sponsoring Honolulu Zoo exhibits
ROH §2-37.5 Sponsorship money goes into the special events fund
ROH §2-37.6 Approval of sponsorship agreements
ROH §2-37.7 Rules for accepting and managing zoo sponsorships
ROH §2-37.8 Rules for sponsoring Honolulu Zoo facilities and exhibits
ROH §2-38.1 City must install solar panels on its buildings when practical
ROH §2-39.1 What the city design and construction department does
ROH §2-39.2 Notice before the city takes your property
ROH §2-39.3 Green building standards for city facilities
ROH §2-4.1 Getting a refund for a business license fee you overpaid
ROH §2-4.2 Budget director's duties for money, payments, and project reports
ROH §2-41.1 Lifeguards as state water safety officers
ROH §2-41.2 City lifeguards enforce ocean safety rules
ROH §2-41.3 Ocean Safety Chief Can Make Rules
ROH §2-42.1 Definitions for the Community Workforce Agreement rules
ROH §2-42.2 Contract awards
ROH §2-42.3 Required terms for citywide community workforce agreement
ROH §2-43.1 Creating a visitor pledge to protect Hawaii
ROH §2-44.1 Why this city rule against bullying exists
ROH §2-44.2 Definitions for the City's Anti-Bullying Rules
ROH §2-44.3 No bullying or retaliation in city programs
ROH §2-44.4 City partners must follow the rules in this article
ROH §2-44.5 City agencies must set rules to stop bullying of youths
ROH §2-44.6 Annual Bullying Report Requirements for City Agencies
ROH §2-44.7 This law does not create new ways to sue the city
ROH §2-44.8 If one part is invalid, the rest still stands
ROH §2-45.1 City agencies must regularly review their reporting requirements
ROH §2-46.1 What key terms mean in the C-PACE program
ROH §2-46.2 Citywide availability of the C-PACE financing program
ROH §2-46.3 City's limited role and program manager duties in C-PACE
ROH §2-46.4 City must get council approval for C-PACE program agreement
ROH §2-47.1 Why the city can accept private sponsorships
ROH §2-47.2 What key terms mean for city sponsorships
ROH §2-47.3 What This Law Does Not Cover
ROH §2-47.4 How the city can sell naming rights to a facility
ROH §2-47.5 City asset use and sponsorship approval rules
ROH §2-47.6 Where sponsorship money must go
ROH §2-47.7 Rules for carrying out this article
ROH §2-47.8 Rules for city sponsorship agreements and naming rights
ROH §2-47.9 Naming rights sponsorships exempt from certain rules
ROH §2-48.1 Police release of emergency alerts and radio communications to media
ROH §2-48.2 Police must report yearly on public information releases
ROH §2-5.1 City must set up a program to manage liability risks
ROH §2-5.2 Definitions for Risk and Risk Management
ROH §2-5.3 How the county buys insurance policies
ROH §2-6.1 Human Resources Director's Duties and Reporting Role
ROH §2-6.2 Who handles the city's safety program
ROH §2-7.1 Qualifications for the Director of Information Technology
ROH §2-8.1 City maintenance department divisions and their duties
ROH §2-8.2 Adopt a block to clean up graffiti and litter
ROH §2-8.3 Street lights must be energy efficient
ROH §2-9.1 Extended lifeguard services program
ROH §2-9.2 Extended lifeguard hours from dawn to dusk
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