ROH §16-6.3

Pool construction requires a fence or cover

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Before you can get a building permit to build a swimming, dipping, or wading pool, you must plan for a fence, wall, or other enclosure, or a pool cover or similar safety device. The permit will not be issued without this safety measure.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — New construction

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.

No building permit to construct a swimming, dipping, or wading pool covered by this article shall be issued, unless provision is made for a fence, wall, or other enclosure or, in the alternative, a pool cover or similar protective device, as required by this article. )

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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