ROH §14-8.4
Definitions for road and improvement assessments
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section defines key words used in the rules about assessments for roads and improvements. It explains that highways include streets, improvements include buying land and building, and a lessee is a renter who must pay the assessment under their lease.
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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 Articles 8 through 14 of this chapter, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
Highways. Includes streets.
Improvements. Includes land acquisition, betterments, and initial construction.
Lessee. A lessee of property to be assessed who, by the express terms of the lease, must pay the kind of assessment contemplated by Articles 8 through 14 of this chapter.
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