ROH §16-8.3

Destroy termite-infested lumber within five days

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This rule says you cannot keep lumber that has termites or borers on your property after it is removed from a building. You must destroy that lumber within five days of removing it. Keeping it is considered a public nuisance.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Infested lumber - Destruction after removal

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.

It is unlawful for any person to keep any termite-infested or borer-infested lumber upon such person’s place or property after the same has been removed from a structure, unless such person destroys the same within five days after such removal. The keeping of such infested lumber is a nuisance. )

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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