ROH §14-1.1
Definitions for city landscaping and shoreline rules
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section explains the meanings of special words used in this part of the city code. It defines what counts as a city facility, native Hawaiian plants, plants brought by Polynesians, public parks, and the shoreline. These definitions help you understand the rules that use these terms.
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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.
Facility. Any physical improvement owned by the city or used for city purposes such as municipal buildings, police stations, fire stations, satellite city halls, and recreation centers.
Indigenous. Any land plant species growing or living naturally in Hawaii without having been brought to Hawaii by humans.
Polynesian Introduced. Any plant species brought to Hawaii by Polynesians before European contact, such as kukui, noni, and coconut.
Public Park. Has the same meaning as defined in § 10-1.1 .
Shoreline. The upper reaches of the wash of the waves, other than storm and seismic waves, at high tide during the season of the year in which the highest wash of the waves occurs, usually evidenced by the edge of vegetation growth, or the upper limit of debris left by the wash of the waves.
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