ROH §13-6.4
Penalties for breaking this article and how police can respond
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗If you break this article, you can be fined. The fine goes up if you have broken it before. Police can give you a ticket or arrest you.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Violation - Penalty - Summons or citation - Arrest
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) Penalty. Any person violating this article shall upon conviction be punished as follows:
(1) By a fine of $100 if the violation did not occur within two years of the occurrence of a previous violation of this article;
(2) By a fine of $250 if the violation occurred within two years of the occurrence of one previous violation of this article; or
(3) By a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or both if the violation occurred within two years of the occurrence of two or more previous violations of this article.
(b) Summons or citation. An authorized police officer shall issue to an alleged violator a summons or citation in accordance with Article 9; provided that the police officer may physically arrest an alleged violator in lieu of issuing a summons or citation.
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Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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