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ROH §14-16.12

Deadline for suing over county actions

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗

This section sets a strict time limit for anyone who wants to challenge county actions under this article. You must start your lawsuit within 30 days after the action happens or the resolution or ordinance is passed. If you miss that deadline, you cannot sue at all.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Limitation on time to sue

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.

No action or proceeding to review any acts or proceedings or to question the validity or enjoin the performance of any act or the levy or collection of any assessments authorized by this article, or for any other relief against any acts or proceedings done or had under this article, whether based upon irregularities or jurisdictional defects or otherwise, shall be maintained, unless begun within 30 days after performance of the act or the passage of the resolution or ordinance complained of.
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.

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.