ROH §13-11.2
Definitions for Waikiki news rack rules
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section defines the words used in the rules about city-installed newspaper racks in Waikiki. It explains what terms like 'permit,' 'insert,' and 'publication' mean for this article.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Definitions.*
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.
For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
Allocation. The triennial allocation made by the director under § 13-11.6 (c)(1).
City-Installed, City Shall Install, Installed by the City, or Words of Similar Import . Installation undertaken by, or caused to be undertaken by, the city.
Director. The director of customer services of the City and County of Honolulu or the director’s duly authorized subordinate.
Insert. When used as a noun, means a publication dispensing rack insert.
Install. Includes construct, erect, fabricate, and affix.
Location. A site designated by the director for a group of the city-installed publication dispensing rack enclosures situated in the Waikiki special district pursuant to this article.
Permit. A paid publication dispensing rack space allocation or reallocation invoice issued pursuant to this article.
Permit Period. The three-year period for which spaces are allocated under § 13-11.6 (c)(1).
Permittee. A person to which or to whom a publication dispensing rack permit has been issued pursuant to this article.
Publication. Any written or printed matter, including but not limited to daily or periodical newspapers, or both, and visitor information publications, but may exclude any “handbill” defined in rules adopted by the director pursuant to § 13-11.15 if such rules provide that handbills, as so defined, shall be excluded.
Publication Dispensing Device. Any stand, box, rack, or other device, other than a publication dispensing rack enclosure or a publication dispensing rack insert, used to dispense any publication. For the purposes of this definition, a natural person shall not be deemed a device.
Publication Dispensing Rack Enclosure or Enclosure. A structure installed by the city in the Waikiki special district with spaces in which publication dispensing rack inserts may be inserted.
Publication Dispensing Rack Insert. A box, insert, or rack with a clear plastic face that is:
(1) Owned by a permittee;
(2) Designed to be inserted into a publication dispensing rack space; and
(3) Constructed to hold and display a publication.
Publication Dispensing Rack Space or Space. An area within a publication dispensing rack enclosure that is constructed to hold a publication dispensing rack insert to display and dispense a publication.
Publisher. An owner or authorized agent of the owner of a publication. The director of customer services may adopt rules defining the term “owner” or “authorized agent” for purposes of this definition.
Reallocation. A reallocation of unallocated, abandoned, or surrendered spaces made by the director pursuant to § 13-11.6 (c)(2).
Sidewalk. That portion of a street between a curb line or the pavement of a roadway, and the adjacent private or public property line, whichever the case may be, intended for the use of pedestrians, including any setback areas acquired by the city for road widening purposes. The term shall also include any “mall,” as that term is defined in § 13-10.2 .
Twelve-Inch Publication Dispensing Rack Enclosure. A publication dispensing rack enclosure designated as such by the director under § 13-11.4 .
Twelve-Inch Publication Dispensing Rack Insert. An insert designed to fit snugly within a space in a 12-inch publication dispensing rack enclosure.
Twenty-Four-Inch Publication Dispensing Rack Enclosure. A publication dispensing rack enclosure designated as such by the director under § 13-11.4 .
Twenty-Four-Inch Publication Dispensing Rack Insert. An insert designed to fit snugly within a space in a 24-inch publication dispensing rack enclosure.
Unallocated Publication Dispensing Rack Space. A publication dispensing rack space that has not been allocated in the most recent allocation under § 13-11.6 (c)(1) or reallocated since that time under § 13-11.6 (c)(2).
Waikiki special district. The Waikiki special district identified in Chapter 21, Article 9 .
Editor’s note:
*This section may be amended pursuant to §§ 6 and 7 of Ord. 02-10.
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