ROH §15-4.10
Special officers can ticket and tow parked cars
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗The police chief can appoint special officers chosen by the transportation director to write tickets for parking and other non-moving violations. These officers can also have illegally parked vehicles towed.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Enforcement by special officers
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) The chief of police shall commission, in accordance with rules adopted by the chief, special officers designated by the director of transportation services to issue citations for all nonmoving traffic violations, including but not limited to citations for:
(1) Parking and tow zone violations;
(2) Vehicles (as defined in HRS Chapter 286) parked on a public street or highway without a current official certificate of inspection, in violation of HRS Chapter 286; and
(3) Vehicles (as defined in HRS Chapter 249) parked on a public street or highway or in a public off-street parking facility without a current vehicle tax tag or emblem, in violation of HRS Chapter 249.
(b) The special officers shall be authorized to cause the removal of vehicles parked in violation of this chapter in accordance with Article 13 .
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