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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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