ROH §16-2.2
Applying for a permit to move a building
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗Before moving any building or structure, you must apply in writing to the building official on their form. The application must be signed by the site owner, the building owner, and the mover, and include four sets of plans. If moving to a permitted storage area, fewer signatures are needed and plans are not required.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Application for relocation permit
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) Any person intending to move any building or structure shall apply to the building official for a relocation permit in writing upon a form furnished by the building official and shall set forth such information as the building official may reasonably require to carry out the purposes of this article.
(b) The application shall be signed by (1) the owner or owners of the site upon which the building or structure is to be moved, or by the person or persons having the right of legal possession of such site for at least a period of five years from the date of the application; (2) the owner or owners of the building or structure to be relocated; and (3) the person or persons hired to relocate such building or structure, and shall be accompanied by four sets of plans and specifications showing all work to be performed on the building or structure upon relocation to the new site; provided if the building or structure is to be moved to and stored at locations specifically used as storage areas for buildings and structures and such storage of buildings or structures is permitted under the zoning ordinances, the application for a relocation permit may be signed by the person or persons having legal possession of such locations and by the person or persons required under (2) and (3) above, and the provisions for the submission of plans and specifications shall not be applicable. The plans and specifications shall be prepared, processed, and inspected in the same manner as provided under Chapter 18 .
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