ROH §13-8.6

Getting a permit requires proving public need

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗

This section says that before a permit is issued, the budget director must decide, based on what the applicant shows, that the permit is needed for the public's convenience and necessity. It only covers this one requirement.

The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Public convenience and necessity

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.

The permits provided herein shall be issued subject to a finding by the director of budget and fiscal services, upon evidence submitted by the applicant, that the public convenience and necessity require the issuance thereof. )

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

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