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ROH §14-17.1

Definitions for private street rules

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This section explains key terms used in the rules about private streets. It defines who controls a street, what counts as a private street, and who the director is.

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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. Director and Chief Engineer. The director and chief engineer of facility maintenance. Persons Having the Right to Control the Use. The person or persons having the legal right to make decisions as to the use, improvement, and repair and maintenance of a street, road, or other property, sign agreements with respect thereto, and bind all other persons having rights in or to such street, road, or other property, whether such other persons are owners of the fee title to the street, road, or other property, are holders of roadway easements, or have some other interest in the street, road, or other property. Private, Nondedicated, and Nonsurrendered Streets and Roads. Streets, roads, highways, ways, or lanes used for purposes of vehicular traffic that are owned, in whole or in part, by persons other than governmental entities and which have not been dedicated or surrendered to the city in accordance with HRS § 264-1(c)(1) and (2). The term private, nondedicated and nonsurrendered streets and roads includes any associated bridges and bicycle lanes as the latter term is defined in HRS § 291C-1, but does not include any trail or other nonvehicular right-of-way or any alley or bicycle path as those terms are defined in HRS § 291C-1.
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.