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ROH §15-22.6

How to park in a metered parking space

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗

This rule tells drivers how to park in metered spaces. You must park inside the painted lines and face the right direction, depending on the type of meter and the angle of the space. Signs or the meter itself may give different instructions.

The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Method of parking

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.

Except as otherwise specifically stated on the parking meter or signage, when a parking space in any parking meter zone is parallel with the adjacent curb or sidewalk, any vehicle parked in such parking space with an individual parking meter shall be parked within the parking space lines or pavement markings with the front of such vehicle nearest to the parking meter. In the case of the use of a multispace parking meter, the vehicle shall be parked within the parking space lines or pavement markings with the front of the vehicle pointing in the direction of traffic, except as otherwise specifically stated on the parking meter or signage. When a parking space in any parking meter zone with individual parking meters is diagonal to the curb or sidewalk, any vehicle parked in such parking space shall be parked within the parallel parking space lines with the front of such vehicle nearest to such meter, except as otherwise specifically stated on the parking meter or signage. For multispace parking meters with parking spaces diagonal to the curb or sidewalk, any vehicle parked in such parking space shall be parked within the parallel parking space lines with the front of such vehicle adjacent to the curb or sidewalk. )
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.