ROH §18-4.7
When permit applications can be denied for false statements or gambling violations
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗The building official can refuse to process a permit application from someone convicted of making false statements, for two years after the conviction. People with such a history cannot use others to apply for them. Applications for properties with recent gambling-related code violations can also be denied.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Denial or refusal of applications
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.
The building official may deny or refuse to process any application for a permit issued under this chapter that is submitted by a person with a history of making false statements, on the grounds that the applicant has a history of making false statements, for a period of two years from the date of their conviction under HRS Chapter 710, or its successor provisions.
Any person with a history of making false statements may not circumvent the application of this section through the use of a third party, including their employees and agents. A third party may not submit an application for a permit issued under this chapter on behalf of a person with a history of making false statements to circumvent the application of this section.
The building official may deny or refuse to process any application for a permit issued under this chapter that is submitted for a property cited within the last two years for a code violation related to a gambling-related public nuisance as defined by § 41-33.1.
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