ROH §1-2.4
How a bill becomes a county ordinance
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗A county ordinance can only be passed as a bill that must be read three times on different days. The bill must pass all three readings within two years of when it was first introduced. If it does not pass the third reading in that time, the bill is automatically filed away and does not become law.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Passage of ordinances
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
No ordinance shall be passed, except by a bill that must pass three readings on separate days and within two years of its introduction. If a bill fails to pass third reading within the two-year period, it shall be deemed filed.
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