ROH §15A-5.5

Police can enter property to identify a car and its owner

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗

This section lets police go onto public or private property to find out what car is making noise and who owns it, but only if the car alarm has been going off for at least 10 minutes. It does not say what happens next.

The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Authority to enter property to identify motor vehicle and owner

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 police officer may enter onto any public or private property to identify or obtain information to identify: (1) A motor vehicle, the alarm system of which has been activated for at least 10 minutes; and (2) The motor vehicle’s registered owner.

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.

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