ROH §14-18.4
When complete streets rules can be skipped
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section lists the only reasons a city department can skip adding complete streets features to a road project. The department director must write down the reason with supporting documents. These written exceptions become public records and must be posted online and kept for public viewing.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Exceptions
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) A multi-modal approach and complete streets features are not required if a director of an affected department determines, in writing with appropriate documentation, before or during the design process, that:
(1) Use of a street or highway by nonmotorized users is prohibited by law;
(2) The cost would be excessively disproportionate to the need or probable future use over the long term;
(3) There is an absence of current or future need; or
(4) The safety of pedestrian, bicycle, or vehicular traffic may be placed at unacceptable risk.
(b) Each written exception with accompanying documentation shall become a public record and shall be published electronically or online on the official website of the city, and shall be on file and available for public inspection at the office of the city clerk and at the office of the department making the determination.
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