ROH §14-1.3
Using native plants and keeping landscaping within park property
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗The city's parks department must use native beach plants in public parks when possible to help stop erosion and protect against storms. Landscaping in beach parks must stay on city property and cannot go past the shoreline or into beach access paths. The parks director can make rules to enforce this.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Shoreline protection in public parks
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) Wherever and whenever feasible, the department of parks and recreation shall prioritize the utilization of indigenous plant species, such as naupaka, phuehue, ‘aki‘aki, ‘kulikuli, phinahina, and ‘ilima papa, in public parks to help mitigate beach and shoreline erosion, and promote landscaping habitats that provide for greater sediment filtration and better protection against extreme weather events.
(b) All landscaped areas and landscaping in public parks along beaches and shorelines must be contained and maintained within city property and should not extend or encroach:
(1) Seaward of the presumed or certified shoreline; or
(2) Into any adjoining beach access right-of-way, public or private.
(c) The director of parks and recreation may adopt rules pursuant to HRS Chapter 91 for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this section.
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