ROH §14-2.7
Penalties for breaking excavation rules
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗If you break any rule in this article, you can be fined up to $1,000, jailed up to 3 months, or both for each violation. Each day you keep violating is a separate offense. You also have to pay to fix any damage to public property.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Violation - Penalty
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.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding three months, or by both for each separate offense. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense. In addition, any person upon conviction shall be liable for the total cost of any restoration of the foundation and surface, reexcavation, and backfilling of excavations, repairs to any public structure, and replacement of any public structure not properly restored.
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Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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