ROH §14-3.13
Turning an unused driveway into a sidewalk
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗The city can make a property owner turn an abandoned driveway into a sidewalk. If the owner doesn't do it, the city will do the work and bill the owner. If the bill isn't paid, the city can put a lien on the property.
landowners
The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Conversion of abandoned driveway to sidewalk
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) Conversion. The director may require the owner to convert an abandoned driveway to a sidewalk.
(b) Work to be done by city. If the owner fails to close such abandoned driveway and to convert it to a sidewalk, the director shall cause the city to perform the necessary work.
(c) Notice. Before commencement of any work, the director shall notify the owner that if such owner fails to obtain a permit to convert the abandoned driveway to a sidewalk within 20 days from the date of such notice or having obtained a permit, fails to convert such driveway to a sidewalk before the expiration of such permit, the city shall perform the necessary work and shall charge the costs thereof, including the amount of the permit fee required by § 14-3.4 , to the owner.
(d) Lien. All costs shall be billed to such owner and shall, if not paid to the city by such owner within 30 days after such billing date, become a lien upon the subject property.
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