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ROH §15-18.12

Bicycle docking stations on city property

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This section says the city and bike-sharing companies must give the public and the neighborhood board a chance to comment before installing a bike docking station on city property. It also requires written notice and an offer to present to the board. Temporary moves of six months or less are not covered.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Bicycle docking stations

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) Notwithstanding any ordinance to the contrary, the city may not install or allow a bicycle sharing company to install a bicycle docking station on city property unless notice, an opportunity for public input, and an offer made by the bicycle sharing company to the chair of the affected neighborhood board to make a presentation before the affected neighborhood board are provided in accordance with this section. The opportunity for public input must be provided during the department of transportation services' planning process for the installation of the bicycle docking station or as soon thereafter as is practicable. Written notice must be transmitted to the chair of the affected neighborhood board prior to the scheduled date of installation. The notice, at a minimum, must include the following information: (1) The proposed date and location of the installation of the bicycle docking station; (2) The public's right to provide input relating to the scheduled installation of the bicycle docking station; and (3) The form, method, and procedure for providing public input. In addition, the written notice transmitted to the chair of the affected neighborhood board must include but not be limited to the rationale and justification for the proposed installation, alternate locations considered, and steps incorporated to address potential motorist and pedestrian safety issues. (b) The offer to the chair of the affected neighborhood board must, when possible, specify that the bicycle sharing company is available to make a presentation before the affected neighborhood board within 60 days of the transmittal of the offer. If a presentation cannot be made within 60 days of the transmittal of the offer, the reasoning and justification for a delayed presentation, along with a proposed subsequent time period for the presentation, shall be provided in writing to the chair of the affected neighborhood board. The presentation must include but not be limited to the rationale and justification for the proposed installation, alternate locations considered, and steps incorporated to address potential motorist and pedestrian safety issues. The offer will be deemed satisfied if: (1) The bicycle sharing company makes a presentation including the required elements before the affected neighborhood board within 60 days of the transmittal of the offer; (2) The neighborhood board fails to provide the bicycle sharing company with an opportunity to provide a presentation at a meeting held within 60 days of the transmittal of the offer; (3) The neighborhood board provides the bicycle sharing company with written notice that it has no objection to the proposed installation, or that no presentation of the project is necessary, or both; or (4) The bicycle sharing company, having previously provided written reasoning and justification for a delayed presentation to the chair of the affected neighborhood board, makes a presentation including the required elements before the affected neighborhood board at an agreed-upon date subsequent to the 60-day deadline of the transmittal of the offer. (c) This section shall not apply to temporary relocations of bicycle docking stations on city property for periods not to exceed six months.
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.