ROH §16-2.11
Who Can Enter the Property and What Owners Can't Do
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section says who can go onto a property that has a relocation permit. City officials and the surety can enter to check work progress. If the owner fails to do required work, they can enter to finish or demolish the building, and owners can't block them.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Entry upon premises
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 building official, the surety, and the duly authorized representatives of either the building official or the surety, shall have access to the premises described in the relocation permit for the purpose of inspecting the progress of the work.
(b) In the event of any default or failure to perform as provided under § 16-2.10 , the surety or any person employed or engaged on its behalf, or the building official or any person employed or engaged on its behalf, shall have the right to go upon the premises to complete the required work or to demolish and remove the building or structure.
(c) It is unlawful for the owner or any person in legal possession of the premises to interfere with or obstruct the ingress or egress to or from any such premises of any authorized representative or agent of any surety or of the city engaged in the work of completing or demolishing and removing any building or structure for which a relocation permit has been issued, after a default has occurred as provided under § 16-2.10 .
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