ROH §16-12.1

City policy on Hawaiian architecture

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This section says the city must consider its policy on indigenous Hawaiian architecture when applying this code. The policy supports cultural, environmental, and historic preservation, energy efficiency, economic development, beauty, and public safety. It defines indigenous Hawaiian architecture as traditional building styles and techniques used by native Hawaiians, like rock or wood walls with thatched roofs.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Policy

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.

This code shall be administered with due consideration given to the policy of the city that indigenous Hawaiian architecture furthers the city’s compelling interest in cultural, environmental, and historic preservation; energy efficiency; economic development; aesthetic beauty; and public safety. For purposes of this article, indigenous Hawaiian architecture includes any of the predominant architectural practices, customs, styles, and techniques historically employed by the native residents of the Hawaiian Islands, including structures comprised of either rock walls or wood frames for the bottom portion of structures and thatch of different native grasses and leaves for the roof.

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

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