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ROH §2-15.2

Fees for hiring the Royal Hawaiian Band

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This section lists the fees you must pay to hire the Royal Hawaiian Band for different types of events. Private events and media use have set fees, while public or semi-public events are free. All collected fees go into the city's general fund.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Fees for services

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) The following are the fees to be assessed for any performance by the Royal Hawaiian Band of the city: Performance Type Fee Private function $2,500 for the first hour, and thereafter, $250 for each 15 minutes or fraction thereof Television, radio, movies, or recordings $250 per 15 minutes or fraction thereof, plus royalties and residuals Vessel arrival or departure $500 for each performance Public or semi-public function No fee (b) The term “public” includes occasions sponsored by or related to a governmental purpose. The term “semipublic” includes occasions that are sponsored by or related to community, civic, athletic, or ethnic organizations or associations and that are either eleemosynary corporations chartered under the laws of the State of Hawaii, or listed by the Internal Revenue Service as a nonprofit organization or association or duly recognized by the residents of the city as a community or civic organization, with sufficient public purpose to warrant performance by the band with incidental benefits to the private organizations or associations. (c) All fees collected under this article shall be paid into the general fund of the city. )
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.

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.