ROH §12-7.4
When inspectors can enter your property
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗An enforcement officer can enter your building or land at reasonable times to check if the rules are being followed. They must show proper identification and try to cause the least inconvenience. If you refuse entry, they must get a court order first.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Inspection
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.
Upon presentation of proper credentials, any enforcement officer may enter at reasonable times any building, structure, or premises in the city for the purpose of determining and enforcing compliance with this article or of any court order issued under this article; provided that such entry shall be made in such manner as to cause the least possible inconvenience to the person in possession; and provided further, that an order of a court authorizing such entry shall be obtained in the event such entry is denied or resisted.
Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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