ROH §16A-7.1

Requirements for exits from homes and buildings

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Every home or guest room must have a way to get outside or to a public hallway. Buildings must have exits and related features as the building code requires.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Exits

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.

Every dwelling unit or guest room shall have access directly to the outside or to a public corridor. All buildings or portions thereof shall be provided with exits, exitways, and appurtenances as required by the building code. ) (Ree. Ord. 97-50)

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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