ROH §1-8.7
Council approval for big city agreements
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This rule says the city must get the City Council's OK before signing or changing certain agreements with other governments. It applies when the city will pay $30 million or more, either at once or over time. If the deal involves buying infrastructure like roads or sewers, the total must include long-term upkeep costs.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Approval of agreements with significant fiscal impacts
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.
Any intergovernmental agreements or amendments to intergovernmental agreements that place an obligation on the city requiring or anticipated to require the city to expend more than $30,000,000, either as a one-time payment or cumulatively as payments made over any number of fiscal years, require prior council consent and approval. When the agreement calls for the city to acquire infrastructure, including but not limited to sewerage, drainage, or roadway infrastructure, the calculation shall include capital, operating and maintenance expenditures over the expected useful life of the infrastructure.
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