ROH §13-11.9
Who pays to install and fix news rack enclosures and inserts
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗The city is responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing the racks that hold free publications, and it pays for that work. The permit holder must keep its assigned rack space and any insert it puts in the rack in good working order. If the permit holder fails to do so, the city can suspend or revoke the permit.
The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Installation, maintenance, and repair of publication dispensing enclosures, spaces, and inserts
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.
(a) It shall be the responsibility of the city to install, maintain, and repair the publication dispensing rack enclosures, either directly, by contract with a private contractor or through a special improvement district. Any cost for the installation, maintenance, and repair of the enclosure shall be borne by the city.
(b) It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to maintain any publication dispensing rack space for which it holds a permit. Any cost to maintain the space shall be borne by the permittee.
(c) It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to maintain in good operating order and repair any publication dispensing rack insert inserted into a space in a publication dispensing rack enclosure.
(d) Failure of a permittee to comply with either subsection (b) or (c) constitutes grounds for the suspension or revocation of the permit.
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